Dmitry

<i>My son is dead and sitting on the throne.</i><br/><br/>1605. Orthodox Russia stands alone defiant against the Roman Catholic and Protestant West. The Kremlin has suppressed all opposition and keeps a ruthless grip on power with the support of the church and an appeal to nationalist sentiment. In Poland a formidable young opponent appears: Dmitry. At his back a Polish army fuelled by fear of the Russian threat marches on Moscow.<br/><br/>BUT IS HE WHO HE THINKS HE IS?<br/><br/>An explosive new version of the great German writer Schiller's last unfinished play - resurrected in the unique pulsating dramatic verse of Peter Oswald which premiered in the original production directed by Tim Supple.<br/>A brilliant poetic drama that cuts to the psychological political and spiritual heart of the epochal Russian story on London's newest stage.<br/><br/>This edition was published to coincide with the world premiere at Marylebone Theatre in London in September 2022.