Grant Statement:
Bringing a new play to the stage for the first time is an exciting and complex challenge. The generous support of the Edgerton Foundation provided playwright David Edgar, director Holly Race Roughan and the wider New Real company with the additional time and freedom they needed to fully realise their collective creative vision. Early workshops and the extended rehearsal process also gave the actors the time and space to immerse themselves in the characters, themes and context of the play (supported by access to experts). Staged in the lead up to the US election, the play continued to develop in the rehearsal room and during previews in response to real life events, which further highlighted the play’s relevance to our current political landscape.
- Daniel Evans and Tamara Harvey, Co-Artistic Directors of the Royal Shakespeare Company
Cast:
Kenneth Helms /Justin: Daon Broni
Natalia Bezborodko: Edyta Budnik
Oleg Sogolyev: Ziggy Heath
Petr Lutsevic: Roderick Hill
Liudmilla Bezborodko: Patrycja Kujawska
Rachel Moss: Martina Laird
Caro Wheeler: Jodie McNee
Larry Yeates: Lloyd Owen
Leonid Zhudov: Sergo Vares
Creative team:
Playwright: David Edgar
Director: Holly Race Roughan
Set & Costume Designer: Alex Lowde
Lighting Designer: Joshie Harriette
Composer: Monika Dalach Sayers
Sound Designer: Max Perryment
Movement Director: Michela Meazza
Video Designer: Luke Halls
Dramaturg: Chris Campbell
Casting Director: Matthew Dewsbury CDG
Dialect Coach: Aundrea Fudge
Associate Video Designer: Zakk Hein
Assistant Director: Masha Kevinovna