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The President's Holiday archiveOne late summer afternoon, a successful middle-aged man sits peacefully with his wife on the verandah of their summer house. Somewhere below them, their grandchildren are playing on the beach. Half an hour later, all communication with the outside world has been cut off, and the house is swarming with secret police and heavily armed officers. For the man is Mikhail Gorbachev, President of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, and the date is August 18 1991. Penny Gold's gripping and deeply moving play takes place at a pivotal moment of world history. Part political thriller and part personal drama, The President's Holiday draws on the diaries of Raisa Gorbacheva to tell the story of a family under siege and an idealist who unwittingly destroys everything for which he has fought.

Cast/Performers

Isla Blair, Julian Glover, Sophie Cornelius, Amy Jane Cotter, Robert Demeger, Anna Hewson, Roger May, Ella O'Brien, Skye Stuart

Creatives/Company

Author: Penny Gold
Producer(s): Hampstead Theatre, Nuffield Theatre Southampton
Director: Patrick Sandford
Design(s): Robin Don, Sophie Phillips (video)
Sound: Marcus Christensen
Lighting: David W Kidd

The President's Holiday

The President's Holiday (Play) production archive for QTIX code T2083964313. Details of all The President's Holiday archived productions can be found under the QTIX code: S01295043848

Archive Listings

20 Feb 08
  to
8 Mar 08
NST Campus
Southampton, Hampshire
Performance Details => Venue archive
17 Jan 08
  to
16 Feb 08
Hampstead Theatre
Inner London, Greater London
Performance Details => Venue archive

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