STALIN'S FAVOURITE

presented by Theatre Unlimited

When?

Wednesday 29 February 2012, 19:30

Where?

Ivy Arts Centre

Open to:

Public, Staff, Students

Admission price:

£12, £10 concessions

Admission information:

Schools group discounts also available. Please call the box office on 01483 686 876 to discuss.

Tickets:

Tickets are available from the University Box Office: T: 01483 686876, E: boxoffice@surrey.ac.uk

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DIRECT FROM THE NATIONAL THEATRE

In 1941, the huge popularity of his poem, ‘Wait For Me’, projected Konstantin Simonov into the literary stratosphere of the Soviet Union.  But what price becoming Stalin’s favourite writer?  Years later, now ageing and unwell, Simonov looks back on a lifetime as part of Stalin’s Soviet elite and confronts his demons.

Adapted from Orlando Figes’ ground-breaking book ‘The Whisperers’, ‘Stalin’s Favourite’ provides an emotionally engaging personal human insight into these momentous historical events.

Theatre Unlimited’s production premiered at the National Theatre in November and this will be its first tour.

“A magnificent and disturbing exploration of Stalinism through the private lives who endured it.”  The Observer on‘The Whisperers’