to the lord for peace. turkey s president recep erdogan has addressed supporters on the last day of campaigning before sunday s election. he accused his opponent of planning to sanction russia on the orders of america. mr erdogan s party has been in power for more than 20 years. final preparations are taking place in the english city of liverpool for the eurovision song contest s grand final. the event is being held in britain on behalf of ukraine last year s winners. the pop band tvorchi is presenting this year s ukrainian entry entitled heart of steel . now on bbc news playing for ukraine following a group of ukrainian refugee actors living in the uk, as they prepare to premier a brand new play as part of liverpool s eurovision festival . for over a month, we ve been following a group of ukrainian refugees all seven of them prominent actors and directors in their home country. my life back in ukraine was tightly connected with theatre. they faced unprecedent
the bay of bengal in recent years. in bangladesh hundreds of thousands of people were forced to take shelter. now on bbc news playing for ukraine. for over a month, we have been following a group of ukrainian refugees, all of them prominent actors and directors in their home country. actors and directors in their home count . a . ~ actors and directors in their home count . 1, . ~ ~ ., country. back in ukraine, iwas connected country. back in ukraine, iwas connected with country. back in ukraine, iwas connected with the country. back in ukraine, iwas connected with the theatre. . country. back in ukraine, i was. connected with the theatre. they faced unprecedented challenges fleeing their country to seek sanctuary overseas. i fleeing their country to seek sanctuary overseas.- fleeing their country to seek sanctuary overseas. i do find it hard because sanctuary overseas. i do find it hard because i sanctuary overseas. i do find it hard because i am sanctuary over
for all of us, because when we are in rehearsal, it s really emotional, it s in here and i. evenjust go backstage and sometimesjust cry, because ijust here. we have a couple of scenes when my dad, my scene dad, goes to the wall, and it s just the same feeling. goes to the war, and it s just the same feeling. i do find it hard because i m worrying about my family, like, every minute. i worry about my father, my mother, my sisters, and it s just really hard. and it s taking a toll on almost everybody, including the newest cast member, vadim. it s difficult to be
are in rehearsal it s really emotional, it s in here and i evenjust go backstage and sometimesjust cry, because ijust here. we have a couple of scenes when my dad, my scene dad, goes to the wall, and it s just the same feeling. goes to the war, and it s just the same feeling. i do find it hard because i m worrying about my family like every minute. i worry about my father, my mother, my sisters. and it s just really hard. and it s taking a toll on almost everybody, including the newest cast member, vadim. it s difficult to be
and they ve worked extremely hard. every day the couple do the three hour round trip from derbyshire to liverpool. yeah, it s not easy, but it s ok, because we love it. with a week to go until opening night, the actors are now mostly without scripts and are connecting to the scenes in a more visceral way. but for some, it can feel like art is imitating life. it s a hard materialfor us for all of us, because when we rehearsal, it s really emotional, it s in here and i evenjust go backstage and sometimesjust cry,