Pussy Riot: Riot Days – Summerhall - North West End UK

Pussy Riot: Riot Days – Summerhall - North West End UK

Political theatre turned punk gig turned call to arms, Pussy Riot’s Riot Days is an unflinching blast of protest art. At Summerhall’s Red Lecture Theatre, the Russian collective fire off pounding beats, stark captions, and unapologetic political fury. It’s powerful, messy, and confrontational, from the raw delivery to the deliberately provocative splashes of water into the crowd. You might not like every tactic, but you’ll leave knowing you’ve b…

REVIEW: Riot Days, Pussy Riot, EdFringe 2025 ★★★★★ – Binge Fringe Magazine

In a room where the air is thick with sweat, three balaclava-clad women, voices raw and full-throated, scream anti-Putin lyrics whilst kicking and punching the air. Drums thunder around the space as smoke coils around the glare of red strobe lighting.  The Russian feminist performance art collective Pussy Riot needs little introduction: over the past decade, they’ve become one of punk’s most recognised names, staging unauthorized guerrilla gigs …