{"id":540998,"date":"2026-05-10T21:03:01","date_gmt":"2026-05-10T18:03:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reform.news\/?p=540998"},"modified":"2026-05-11T06:35:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T03:35:08","slug":"actor-siarhei-toustsikau-battles-serious-illness-and-asks-for-help","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reform.news\/en\/actor-siarhei-toustsikau-battles-serious-illness-and-asks-for-help","title":{"rendered":"Actor Siarhei Toustsikau Battles Serious Illness And Asks For Help"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n<p>Belarusian actor <strong>Siarhei Toustsikau<\/strong>, known for numerous theater roles and projects by Malanka and Belsat, is facing serious health problems. After a recent hospitalization, the artist returned home, but his condition requires long-term treatment and rehabilitation.<\/p>\n<p>Siarhei Toustsikau devoted more than 20 years to Belarusian theater. In 2020, he took a principled stand, which led to the loss of his job at the New Drama Theatre and forced emigration. In Vilnius, Siarhei not only continued his acting career but also founded the children\u2019s theater studio \u201cU Neskladanae,\u201d helping raise a new generation of Belarusians. Audiences know the actor from the productions \u201cWhite Mouse,\u201d \u201cTikhari,\u201d and \u201cThe Carpenter,\u201d and as recently as April he performed in this year\u2019s premiere \u2014 a staging based on Belarusian folklore titled \u201cThe Devil\u2019s Daughter.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, the hard physical labor the actor was forced to do during the first years of emigration \u2014 he assembled metal structures to make a living \u2014 affected his health. Chronic arthritis progressed into an acute stage accompanied by severe pain.<\/p>\n<p>At the end of April, Siarhei Toustsikau was hospitalized; he is now at home but needs recovery and rehabilitation. Funds are needed for medication, specialist consultations and basic living expenses. Now that Siarhei is unable to work fully, he urgently needs the support of colleagues, friends and caring people.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Details for Assistance (Swedbank):<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Account: LT04 7300 0101 8047 9833<\/p>\n<p>Recipient: SIARHEI TOUSTSIKAU<\/p>\n<p>Important: When making a transfer, specify in the payment purpose (Paskirtis): \u201cFor treatment and recovery\u201d or \u201cGydimui ir reabilitacijai\u201d.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"info\"><p><strong>Subscribe <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/cult_front\">to Reform.news cultural news<\/a> on Telegram<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Belarusian actor Siarhei Toustsikau, known for numerous theater roles and projects by Malanka and Belsat, is facing serious health problems. After a recent hospitalization, the artist returned home, but his condition requires long-term treatment and rehabilitation. Siarhei Toustsikau devoted more than 20 years to Belarusian theater. In 2020, he took a principled stand, which led [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":540997,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sharing_image":{"poster":"https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/6a014e6fc2114.jpg","width":1200,"height":630,"template":"691142dd","mode":"auto"},"_sharing_image_fieldset":{"dTVKfmI95PYT":"Actor Siarhei Toustsikau Battles Serious Illness And Asks For Help"},"footnotes":""},"categories":[142375,142338],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-540998","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-culture","category-news"],"wps_subtitle":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/reform.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/540998","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/reform.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/reform.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reform.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reform.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=540998"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/reform.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/540998\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reform.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/540997"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/reform.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=540998"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reform.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=540998"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reform.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=540998"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}