All That Remains

CURRENT PRODUCTION

All That Remains

A true story of loss and memory from the war in Ukraine.

Written and directed by Olesya Khromeychuk.

All That Remains is a reflection on memory and loss based on true stories from the ongoing war in Ukraine. A woman who has lost her brother and is left with only a few of his belongings tries to make sense of what happened. The show weaves her story together with those of the volunteers (mostly women) who keep the army supplied with the basics that the state doesn’t provide, fellow soldiers haunted by memories, and the voice of her brother from mobile phone videos recorded at the frontline.
Using documentary theatre and music, the show explores the absurdities of this unexpected war, in which families find themselves trying to buy bulletproof vests online and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs contacts soldiers’ relatives via Facebook. Most of all, this is a story about the shock of losing a loved one to armed conflict, and about finding the strength to live on.
Between August 2018 and August 2019, ‘All That Remains’ was seen by over 500 people at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Camden Fringe (Camden People’s Theatre and Etcetera Theatre), UCL Festival of Culture (The Horse Hospital), The Room Above in Bristol, Calder Bookshop and the Brockley Jack Theatre in London. We are extremely grateful to each one of you who came to see it and who shared this story of loss, grief and memory with us.
In December 2019, we released the recording of the play made in London in August 2019. Please watch it, share it, and remember all those lives lost in this and other wars.

Photo: Anna Morgan

Reviews

An uncanny and yet powerful depiction of how isolating the experience of war is. All That Remains offers a rare chance of grasping the genuine Ukrainian perspective rather than the version that’s being broadcasted (or not) by the media.★★★★★ Central and Eastern European London Review
This is a show that remains long after the metaphorical curtain has gone down and makes us consider some difficult issues. All That Remains is poignant, tragic and quietly powerful. ★★★★ Views from the Gods.
The most intimate conversation. Raw and painful. Very real but unimaginable. ★★★★★ Ukrainian Events in London.

Interviews

‘It is not a tale about a fallen hero, but one about the tragedy of a lost life, the struggle to survive and make sense of living with a war as part of your life.’ FringeReview interview with Olesya Khromeychuk about All That Remains (scroll down to find it).Hromadske Radio interview with Olesya Khromeychuk.