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our forthcoming theatre production
Kalashnikov: in the Woods by the Lake is a provocative new drama about Mikhail Kalashnikov – The Russian soldier/inventor of the world-famous AK47 assault rifle, and a decorated Soviet hero.
Set in Kalashnikov’s dacha amidst the dark woods and waters of a fairy tale Russian landscape, a young journalist – Ulyanov comes to interview the elderly Kalashnikov about his time on the front line and his subsequent invention of the AK47. With the help of his daughter and grand-daughter, Kalashnikov initially welcomes Ulyanov into his home but as the questions harden and ambiguities appear in Kalashnikov’s recollections, some painful and extremely uncomfortable truths begin to emerge….
Fraser Grace is a multi award winning playwright whose acclaimed Breakfast with Mugabe (Directed for the RSC by Antony Sher) transferred to the West End and won the 2006 John Whiting Award. It has since been revived in the UK and the USA. Other plays includePerpetua (Birmingham Rep/Soho Theatre/ Winner of the Verity Bargate Award), Frobisher’s Gold(Menagerie Theatre), The Lifesavers (Mercury Theatre Colchester/Theatre 503/ Nominated for the 2009 TMA/Stage Awards) and most recently King David: Man of Blood, (MercuryTheatre, Colchester), described by The Guardian as "urgent and bang up to date...gripping and exceptionally meaty, delivered with a light touch and a compassion for human fallibility."
Kalashnikov: in the Woods by the Lake will be developed and showcased at The Burton Taylor Studio, Oxford Playhouse during September 2010 prior to production and tour Summer/Autumn 2011
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