KARINA WIEDMAN is a London-based playwright and screenwriter.
Originally from Kazakhstan, Karina lived in Russia and Belarus before moving to the UK, where she trained as an actor at Guildhall School of Music & Drama. She went on to take an MFA in Writing for Stage and Broadcast Media at Royal Central School of Speech and Drama. Karina is a fluent Russian speaker and writer, contributing research for the Financial Times.
For the stage, Karina’s debut play, THE ANARCHIST, premiered at Jermyn Street Theatre (Footprints Festival) winning the inaugural Woven Voices Prize: ‘A beautifully written play for our times’ (Jatinder Verma, Chair of the Woven Voices Prize judging panel). It had its US premiere at the LA Dance Project. Her next play, JULIA. AFTER 1984, a contemporary sequel to Orwell’s novel, opened at the Brighton Fringe, before transferring to the Omnibus Theatre London and to the Edinburgh Festival (2025).
Karina is currently writing a thriller inspired by the 2002 Moscow Theatre siege by a group of Chechen rebels.
Her plays are published by Nick Hern Books.
Review excerpts for THE ANARCHIST:
‘Wiedman’s award-winning play is a gripping exploration of youthful politicisation and the grinding down of those beliefs over a lifetime of disillusion and betrayal… migrant voices like Wiedman’s need to be heard’ (Reviews Hub)
‘Has a diary-like intimacy, lit up by vivid details and an innocent sense of humour… Powerful and beautifully layered… an open-hearted and moving piece of writing’ (The Guardian)
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