Details

Caught up in the maelstrom of post-revolutionary Russia, the Pesiakoff family lose their palatial Moscow home and are re-accommodated in a dilapidated imperial train, complete with their maid. Assigned the position of telephone inspector, Nikolai, unflappable and immaculate in his elegant English suit, soon neglects his duties for a private ambition: to be the first man in the world to record sound on film. We invite you to join this exuberant family as they clatter across the Soviet Union, striving to succeed and survive in a world with a dangerous and uncertain future.

Cast/Performers

Philip Bretherton (Nikolai), Diana Kent (Eugenia), Celia Meiras (Polya), Ilan Goodman (Sasha), Owen Aaronovitch (Verkoff), Jim Findley, Jonathan Wright

Creatives/Company

Author: Stephen Poliakoff
Corporate Sponsor: Presence
Producer: Nottingham Playhouse
Director(s): Esther Richardson, Vik Sivalingam (movement)
Design: Jamie Vartan
Lighting(s): Jamie Vartan, James Farncombe
Sound: Stuart Briner