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
of this atrocity before. i thought it was tremendous. i thought it was really moving. i thought it was incredibly dramatic. l i think it is very important to say. about it, what happened about before and during all of our life, - to have these strange neighbours like this country. so this play, for me, it s about history. i for all of us to be back on the stage, it s amazing, it really is. just this special energy, you are changing with the audience. it s the best. and i think our purpose, that all countries will recognise this holodomor like genocide. it is our grand grandparents, our relatives for all of us. - and we lost a lot of -
incredibly dramatic. i think it is very important- to say about it, what happened about before and during all of our life to have these i strange neighbours like this country. . so this play, for me, it s about history. i for all of us to be back on the stage, it s amazing, it really is. just this special energy, you are changing with the audience. it s the best. and i think our purpose, that all countries will recognise this holodomor like genocide. it is our grand grandparents, our relatives for all of us. i and we lost a lot of i things from our culture.
so this play, for me, is about history. - for all of us to be back on the stage, it s amazing, it really is. just this special energy, you are changing with the audience. it s the best. and i think our purpose, that all countries will recognise this holodomor like genocide. it is our grand grandparents, our relatives for all of us. - and we lost a lot of - things from our culture. it s been an intense five weeks for this company of performers juggling jobs as well as rehearsals and travelling great distances to do both. their steadfast commitment to their craft, be it acting or directing, stands as a beacon to the power of artistry and creativity.