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Edinburgh Reporter
30-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Edinburgh Reporter
Fringe 2025 – Life in One Suitcase
A powerful one hour long performance created and performed by Ukrainian children and adults who resettled in Scotland in 2022 will take to the stage for one night only at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025, at Pleasance EICC. This music and dance performance tells the deeply moving story of Ukrainian people who fled their home after the start of the war. At the heart of the performance is a suitcase. Simple, yet deeply symbolic. Children and adults share their experiences of leaving home, saying goodbye, and beginning again in a new country. Inside every suitcase is a life. The piece offers audiences a window into the emotional world of displaced Ukrainians, told in their own voices and shaped by their courage and imagination. They express themes of love, loss, and the promise of tomorrow, demonstrating how creativity helps them process change and find joy amid uncertainty. Presented by Mission of Innocents. Creative direction by Oksana Saiapina. With support from the Association of Ukrainians in Great Britain (Edinburgh). Special thanks to Anthony Alderson and Pleasance Theatre Trust for making this special event possible. Mission of Innocents is a grassroots initiative that nurtures the healing and self-worth of children displaced by war, economic or political instability and environmental disasters. Through arts-based programming it offers young people tools for healing, expression, and empowerment through music, dance, storytelling, poetry and the visual arts. Since its founding, the initiative has provided ongoing support and a sense of belonging to resettled Ukrainian children and families in Scotland. The charity was founded by Joyce Landry and began on board two ships docked in Leith and Glasgow to house Ukrainian refugees after the full scale invasion. LIFE IN ONE SUITCASE AT EDINBURGH FESTIVAL FRINGE 2025 15 AUGUST 2025 | 15:30 | 60 mins | PLEASANCE EICC (PENTLAND THEATRE) Like this: Like Related
Powys County Times
26-06-2025
- General
- Powys County Times
Volunteer thanks royal family for ‘believing' in Ukraine after receiving honour
A volunteer who gave up her job to help the humanitarian response to the invasion of Ukraine has thanked the royal family for 'believing' in the war-torn country. Hannah Beaton-Hawryluk was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for services to the Ukrainian community in Scotland by the Princess Royal at Buckingham Palace on Thursday. Mrs Beaton-Hawryluk, who lives in South Queensferry, near Edinburgh, said: 'It's very special because the last three years with the Ukrainian community has been quite a challenge. 'And to be recognised is the best thing ever because it's for the Ukrainian community.' Asked about the current situation, she went on: 'I would say in amongst the community, the people that are already here, it's very like it was in those first days. 'They're very unsettled because of the visa extension and it's only for 18 months. 'There's a few arriving now because things are so dangerous in Ukraine and things aren't getting any better.' Mrs Beaton-Hawryluk, who said her outfit was a 'nod to Ukraine', added that Anne was 'really interested' in her work. She went on: 'I just wanted to say thank you to the royal family for believing in Ukraine and supporting us.' Mrs Beaton-Hawryluk took time off from work when the fighting broke out and she became holova (chairwoman) of Edinburgh's Association of Ukrainians in Great Britain (AUGB) nine days after Russian President Vladimur Putin's invasion. She later told her boss at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh that she would not be going back, and has dedicated her life to helping with the humanitarian efforts in Edinburgh.
Leader Live
26-06-2025
- Politics
- Leader Live
Volunteer thanks royal family for ‘believing' in Ukraine after receiving honour
Hannah Beaton-Hawryluk was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for services to the Ukrainian community in Scotland by the Princess Royal at Buckingham Palace on Thursday. Mrs Beaton-Hawryluk, who lives in South Queensferry, near Edinburgh, said: 'It's very special because the last three years with the Ukrainian community has been quite a challenge. 'And to be recognised is the best thing ever because it's for the Ukrainian community.' Asked about the current situation, she went on: 'I would say in amongst the community, the people that are already here, it's very like it was in those first days. 'They're very unsettled because of the visa extension and it's only for 18 months. 'There's a few arriving now because things are so dangerous in Ukraine and things aren't getting any better.' Mrs Beaton-Hawryluk, who said her outfit was a 'nod to Ukraine', added that Anne was 'really interested' in her work. She went on: 'I just wanted to say thank you to the royal family for believing in Ukraine and supporting us.' Mrs Beaton-Hawryluk took time off from work when the fighting broke out and she became holova (chairwoman) of Edinburgh's Association of Ukrainians in Great Britain (AUGB) nine days after Russian President Vladimur Putin's invasion. She later told her boss at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh that she would not be going back, and has dedicated her life to helping with the humanitarian efforts in Edinburgh. Mrs Beaton-Hawryluk, whose father was Ukrainian, works to ensure that displaced Ukrainian children are able to continue speaking their mother tongue.
North Wales Chronicle
26-06-2025
- Politics
- North Wales Chronicle
Volunteer thanks royal family for ‘believing' in Ukraine after receiving honour
Hannah Beaton-Hawryluk was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for services to the Ukrainian community in Scotland by the Princess Royal at Buckingham Palace on Thursday. Mrs Beaton-Hawryluk, who lives in South Queensferry, near Edinburgh, said: 'It's very special because the last three years with the Ukrainian community has been quite a challenge. 'And to be recognised is the best thing ever because it's for the Ukrainian community.' Asked about the current situation, she went on: 'I would say in amongst the community, the people that are already here, it's very like it was in those first days. 'They're very unsettled because of the visa extension and it's only for 18 months. 'There's a few arriving now because things are so dangerous in Ukraine and things aren't getting any better.' Mrs Beaton-Hawryluk, who said her outfit was a 'nod to Ukraine', added that Anne was 'really interested' in her work. She went on: 'I just wanted to say thank you to the royal family for believing in Ukraine and supporting us.' Mrs Beaton-Hawryluk took time off from work when the fighting broke out and she became holova (chairwoman) of Edinburgh's Association of Ukrainians in Great Britain (AUGB) nine days after Russian President Vladimur Putin's invasion. She later told her boss at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh that she would not be going back, and has dedicated her life to helping with the humanitarian efforts in Edinburgh. Mrs Beaton-Hawryluk, whose father was Ukrainian, works to ensure that displaced Ukrainian children are able to continue speaking their mother tongue.
South Wales Guardian
26-06-2025
- Politics
- South Wales Guardian
Volunteer thanks royal family for ‘believing' in Ukraine after receiving honour
Hannah Beaton-Hawryluk was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for services to the Ukrainian community in Scotland by the Princess Royal at Buckingham Palace on Thursday. Mrs Beaton-Hawryluk, who lives in South Queensferry, near Edinburgh, said: 'It's very special because the last three years with the Ukrainian community has been quite a challenge. 'And to be recognised is the best thing ever because it's for the Ukrainian community.' Asked about the current situation, she went on: 'I would say in amongst the community, the people that are already here, it's very like it was in those first days. 'They're very unsettled because of the visa extension and it's only for 18 months. 'There's a few arriving now because things are so dangerous in Ukraine and things aren't getting any better.' Mrs Beaton-Hawryluk, who said her outfit was a 'nod to Ukraine', added that Anne was 'really interested' in her work. She went on: 'I just wanted to say thank you to the royal family for believing in Ukraine and supporting us.' Mrs Beaton-Hawryluk took time off from work when the fighting broke out and she became holova (chairwoman) of Edinburgh's Association of Ukrainians in Great Britain (AUGB) nine days after Russian President Vladimur Putin's invasion. She later told her boss at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh that she would not be going back, and has dedicated her life to helping with the humanitarian efforts in Edinburgh. Mrs Beaton-Hawryluk, whose father was Ukrainian, works to ensure that displaced Ukrainian children are able to continue speaking their mother tongue.
