The production will run at the Richmond based theatre from the 3rd February until the 8th March.
Rehearsal images have now been released for the world premiere of Howard Brenton’s latest play, directed by Orange Tree Theatre Artistic Director Tom Littler.
The cast for the production includes: Roger Allam as Winston Churchill are Alan Cox as Archie Clerk Kerr, Julius D’Silva as Vyacheslav Molotov, Peter Forbes as Joseph Stalin, Tamara Greatrex as Svetlana Stalin, Jo Herbert as Sally Powell and Elisabeth Snegir as Olga Dovzhenko.
The Kremlin, Moscow, 1942. A top-secret meeting between Winston Churchill and Joseph Stalin: one, a wealthy aristocrat from a blue-blooded line of English nobility, the other a Georgian peasant, hell-bent on destroying capitalism and the class system. Can Churchill and Stalin find common ground? As diplomats struggle to control the escalating chaos, two interpreters find themselves caught in the eye of the storm.
The play marks the sixth collaboration between the director and playwright, having previously worked together on Cancelling Socrates, The Blinding Light and Brenton’s adaptations of Strindberg’s Dances of Death, Miss Julie and Creditors.
Churchill in Moscow will officially open on the 11th February, with the creative team also including: Designer: Cat Fuller; Lighting Designer: Johanna Town; Sound Designer and Composer: Max Pappenheim and Assistant Director: Rosie Tricks.
Following its run at the Orange Tree, Churchill in Moscow will be available to stream through OT On Screen from Tuesday 11th – Friday 14th March.
To find out more and to book tickets visit: https://orangetreetheatre.co.uk/whats-on/churchill-in-moscow/