Collabora a new play by John Hodge tors The Kitchen by Arnold Wesker
Moscow, 1938. A dangerous place to have a sense of humour; even more so a sense of freedom. Mikhail Bulgakov, living among dissidents, stalked by secret Coming up police, has both. And then he’s offered a poisoned chalice: a commission to write a play about Stalin to celebrate his sixtieth birthday. Travelling Light a new play by Nicholas Wright Running time 2 hours 35 minutes 9 February and varying dates (including 20 minute interval) internationally A funny and fascinating tribute to the Characters, in order of speaking Mikhail Bulgakov ALEX JENNINGS Eastern European immigrants who Yelena, his wife JACQUELINE DEFFERARYy became major players in Hollywood’s Joseph Stalin SIMON RUSSELL BEALE golden age of cinema, with the award- Vassily, ex-aristo PATRICK GODFREY winning Antony Sher. Praskovya, a teacher MAGGIE SERVICE Sergei PIERCE REID Grigory, a young writer WILLIAM POSTLETHWAITE Anna, an actress JESS MURPHY The Comedy of Errors Vladimir, an NKVD officer MARK ADDY by William Shakespeare Stepan, an NKVD officer MARCUS CUNNINGHAM 1 March and varying dates Doctor NICK SAMPSON internationally Actor 1 PERRI SNOWDON Lenny Henry returns to Shakespeare in Actor 2 MICHAEL JENN this contemporary staging of the furiously Eva SARAH ANNIS paced comedy, where multiple mistaken identities lead to confusion on a grand Director NICHOLAS HYTNER scale. Designer BOB CROWLEY Lighting Designer JON CLARK Music GEORGE FENTON She Stoops to Conquer Sound Designer PAUL ARDITTI by Oliver Goldsmith Movement JACK MURPHY 29 March and varying dates Fight Director TERRY KING internationally Company Voice Work KATE GODFREY One of the great and ingenious comedies Production Manager TARIQ HUSSAIN of the English language, offering a Stage Manager DAVID MARSLAND celebration of chaos, courtship and the Deputy Stage Manager FIONA BARDSLEY Assistant Stage Manager NAOMI BUCHANAN BROOKS dysfunctional family. Cast includes Costume Supervisor IRENE BOHAN Coronation Street’s Katherine Kelly. Prop Supervisor KIRSTEN SHIELL Assistant to the Lighting Designer KATE GREAVES Project Draughtsman ALAN BAIN Assistant Production Manager JONATHON PASCOE Assistant to the Designer JAIMIE TODD Production Assistant MARTY MOORE Casting ALASTAIR COOMER Production Photographer JOHAN PERSSON Digital Programmes Available online, download now at ntlive.com £3 A digital programme produced exclusively for National Theatre FOR NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE Live audiences, based on the original production programme. Executive Producer Nicholas Hytner Producer David Sabel It contains specially-commissioned articles, a production image Director for Screen Ross MacGibbon gallery, cast and production details as well as information about Technical Producer Christopher C. Bretnall the National Theatre on London’s South Bank and its National Technical International Theatre Live initiative. Distribution Robert Borchard-Young International Marketing & Distribution for BY Experience, Inc. Julie Borchard-Young Associate Producer Emma Keith Proudly supported by Broadcast Production Manager Harry Guthrie Broadcast Lighting Supervisor Bernie Davis Broadcast Sound Supervisor Conrad Fletcher ntlive.com