Award-winning Luxembourg performance-maker Larisa Faber will bring her acclaimed production The Land We Shared to the UK for the first time this autumn, with a one-night performance at Artsdepot in London on 15 October 2026.
Following an international run, The Land We Shared combines documentary theatre and live music to explore grief, historical memory and the enduring impact of Romania’s communist dictatorship across generations.
The semi-autobiographical work uses the burial of Faber’s grandmother as the starting point for an examination of family history, inherited trauma and the possibility of confronting the wrongs of the past.
Presented across three chapters focusing on the relationship between a father, daughter and grandmother, the production blends folk music, heavy drumbeats and immersive soundscapes to tell its story. Drawing on her own heritage, Faber takes audiences on a journey through Romania’s traditions, turbulent history and the lingering effects of life under dictatorship.
Inspired by Faber’s upbringing in former communist states and her close relationship with her grandmother, the show explores themes of resistance and complicity while uncovering the hidden stories that shape family identities. A giant cabbage serves as one of the production’s central and striking symbols.
The cast will feature Kristin Winters as Little L, alongside Ovidiu Mihăiță as Father and Ruslana Khazipova, a member of the internationally acclaimed Ukrainian band Dakh Daughters, as Silvia.
Faber said: “This is a tender coming-of-age story about grief in times of historical amnesia. With a massive cabbage and an ode to cabbage rolls. Surreal, mischievous, and fun in the way only radioactive Chernobyl cabbage rolls at dinner can be. In truth, I wrote the show for the ‘other Europe’, the one once hidden behind the Iron Curtain. A place still stewing in its recent past, often misunderstood, sometimes forgotten, always explosive.”
The production has already received critical acclaim, with Luxembourg Times describing it as “A must-see personal, yet universal story”.
The Land We Shared is written and directed by Larisa Faber, with dramaturgy by Shamira Turner, costume design by Sarah Munro, set design by Marco Godinho, composition and sound design by Alexei Turcan, and lighting design by Fränz Meyers.
Listings and ticket information can be found here.
