Burnt by the Sun
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Tuesday, 24 February 2009 -
Thursday, 21 May 2009
Times : 14:15 - 16:25 19:30 - 21:40
Times : 14:15 - 16:25 19:30 - 21:40
National Theatre, Lyttelton, South Bank, Southbank, SE1 9PX
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£41.00 (Highest Price)
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Read Joe's review of Burnt By The Sun at the National Theatre
A brutal thriller from the moments when Stalin's leadership of the Soviet Union descended into the Great Terror. Adapted by Peter Flannery from a screenplay by Nikita Mikhalkov and Rustam Ibragimbekov, this is a story of vindictive blackmail to make the blood run cold.
Colonel Kotov, a decorated revolutionary hero, is on holiday with his family when his wife's former lover appears, hellbent on destructive revenge. He has wormed his way into Party confidence and proposes a diabolical deal. The Colonel must confess to treachery against Stalin in order to save the lives of his family.
This thoroughly unpleasant premise serves to highlight the descent of a regime from ideological to tyrannical. It also makes for a visceral, gut-wrenching theatrical thriller.
A brutal thriller from the moments when Stalin's leadership of the Soviet Union descended into the Great Terror. Adapted by Peter Flannery from a screenplay by Nikita Mikhalkov and Rustam Ibragimbekov, this is a story of vindictive blackmail to make the blood run cold.
Colonel Kotov, a decorated revolutionary hero, is on holiday with his family when his wife's former lover appears, hellbent on destructive revenge. He has wormed his way into Party confidence and proposes a diabolical deal. The Colonel must confess to treachery against Stalin in order to save the lives of his family.
This thoroughly unpleasant premise serves to highlight the descent of a regime from ideological to tyrannical. It also makes for a visceral, gut-wrenching theatrical thriller.
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