The Gates of Kyiv
Author(s):
Ian Kelly
Company:
Bill Kenwright LTD In association with Oxana Symonds and George Fenton for BEMUSE Performing Arts UK
Running time:
1h 50min approx
Age recommendation:
12+ years
A play for two actors, a pianist, and a dancer.
The Gates of Kyiv tells the story of the extraordinary life of the Soviet piano virtuoso Maria Yudina—fearless protestor, disruptor, and ‘dissident’.
Fiercely defiant of the repressive regime of Joseph Stalin, she publicly denounced him and his regime, yet somehow, she lived. The legend is, she and Stalin met…
Stockard Channing will take the role of Maria Yudina and Michael Praed the role of Shostakovich.