The Trumpeter
Author(s):
Inna Goncharova, translated by John Farndon
Company:
Stone Wolf Productions in association with Neil McPherson for the Finborough Theatre
Running time:
1h approx
Trapped beneath the Azovstal steelworks during the siege of Mariupol in spring 2022, the battered remnants of Ukraine’s 36th Marine Brigade endure the never-ending barrage of Russian heavy artillery.
The trumpeter, the only survivor of the Brigade’s brass band, shares the terrifying darkness with two compatriots. As the shells fall, threatening death at any second, the trumpeter desperately tries to find the harmony in the noise that will enable him to compose a symphony of war…
