Details

Deep in the old Kremlin, Stalin is about to offer two of Russia s greatest composers a music lesson. This smart, funny play explores a fictional encounter between Josef Stalin and celebrated composers Sergei Prokofiev and Dmitri Shostakovich, and shows how the power of music shapes and changes lives, politics and history.

Cast/Performers

Michael Beckley (Zhdanov), Russell Dixon (Stalin), Christian McKay (Shostakovich), Terry Mortimer (Prokofiev)

Creatives/Company

Author: David Pownall
Producer: Derby Playhouse
Director: Stephen Edwards
Design(s): Andy Miller, Kit Lane (video)
Costume: Emma Waugh
Lighting: Charles Balfour
Music: Jon Nicholls