Performance

VenuePark Theatre
Other spaces: Park200, Park90
TownInner London
CountyGreater London
From13th November 2019
Opened15th November 2019
To7th December 2019
WhenMon-Sat 19:45. Thu, Sat Mats 15:15. Nov 15 at 19:00
What is currently on at Park Theatre (V691990888)

Stray Dogs

Stray DogsT747751599
Russia. 1940. A land gripped by fear; where language is a weapon - where poetry is power. Anna Akhmatova, the most celebrated poet of her generation, has lost her first husband to the purges and her son to state prison, where he awaits execution. Now, Stalin, the tyrant responsible for the murder of everyone close to her, wants a favour... Plunged so far into obscurity she is believed to be dead, Anna is offered a renewal of life when the Russian/British philosopher Isaiah Berlin risks the hazards behind the iron curtain to find her. But in a world where poetry is a force that can control and move masses for good or ill, which side of the curtain will her loyalty lead her? How far will she go to save a life? How far will she go to save herself? Based on true events, Stray Dogs depicts the story of one of the most extraordinary women of the 20th century, as she must choose between her duty to her son, her country, her art and herself. This urgent and relevant play explores the nature of tyranny and how it affects both the political landscape of the past and the present.
Author Olivia Olsen


Archive :: production:T747751599, play:S01939941850, venue:V691990888

Production details

World Premiere. Park90

Special Performances


  • 21 Nov 19 Captioned

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Company

Presented byDead Letter Perfect (in association with Park Theatre)
Director Robin Herford
Sound Harry Johnson
Performer Olivia Olsen
Performer Ben Porter
Performer Ian Redford
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