Kyiv Theater Reopens, Plays Sell Out: `You Continue Living'

In this image taken from video people pass by the Theater on Podil in Kyiv, Ukraine on Sunday, June 5, 2022. The theater in Ukraine’s capital reopened over the weekend for the first time since Russian forces invaded the country, and tickets sold out. Theater on Podil was the latest cultural institution in Kyiv to resume operations. Movie theaters and the National Opera opened their doors at the end of May. (AP Photo/Sasha Stashevskyi)

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By Associated Press

June 7, 2022 at 1:22 PM UTC

Kyiv, Ukraine (AP) -- A theater in Ukraine’s capital reopened over the weekend for the first time since Russian forces invaded the country, and tickets quickly sold out.

Theater on Podil was the latest cultural institution in Kyiv to resume operations. Movie theaters and the National Opera opened their doors at the end of May.