Details

The Prisoner's Dilemma explores the delicate process of negotiating peace between a newly-independent post-Soviet government and an oppressed and militant Muslim minority. It is the third of David Edgar's plays about the aftermath by the fall of the Berlin Wall. The three plays deal with revolution, migration, and cultural and ethnic conflict, all subjects that remain relevant today. An epic dramatisation of attempts to resolve a bloody conflict on Europe's Eastern border. Running time approx. 3 hours including one interval.

Cast/Performers

Robert Bowman (Roman), Trevor Cooper (Nikolai), Alan David (Erik), Penny Downie (Gina), Robert Jezek (Hasim), Diana Kent (Floss), Larry Lamb (Tom), Hattie Morahan (Emela), Joseph Mydell (Patterson), Douglas Rao (Al), Zoe Waites (Kelima), David Wilmot (James), Alex Zorbas (Zarko)

Creatives/Company

Author: David Edgar
Company: Royal Shakespeare Company
Director(s): Michael Attenborough, Terry King (fight)
Design: Es Devlin
Lighting: Howard Harrison
Music: Paddy Cunneen
Sound: John A Leonard