Name: Lasha Bugadze
Hometown: Tbilisi
Which play do you wish you’d written? Lysistrata
6 words to describe your play? War; Tv-show; Loneliness; Escape; Pregnancy; President
Favourite character in your play? – The President
What does the title mean? When politics Invade one’s life
Where do you write? In my room
What do you like to do (not including theatre)? Discussion of Politics without principles
Favourite thing about London HMV stores, which are shut down
What makes you happy? The feeling of perspective, that arriving in London would be possible without a visa
What’s the most expensive thing you’ve bought (excluding a house)? Classic CD-s
Which words or phases do you overuse? თუ შეიძლებრáƒáƒ¡áƒ” ითქვáƒáƒ¡
What would be your last meal? Something, that wouldn’t mess with my stomach before death
Where would you like to be right now? I would have been in 1983, when because of Brezhnev’s death I was sent back home from school
What would you be if you weren’t a playwright? A singer
What time do you go to bed? We are sleeping while standing 🙂
Did you do any research for your play? In fact, writing any play is an aftermath of observation and research
What would you say influences you? Most probably, music and literature
What’s your favourite line in your play? The End
If you could have any super power what would it be? Invisibility
Do you like surprises? No
The President Has Come To See You by Lasha Bugadze will be performed in the Jerwood Theatre Downstairs 11 – 15 June 2013 as part of Open Court Weekly Rep. Click here to book .