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The world premiere of Howard Brenton’s gripping new drama Churchill in Moscow comes to London, starring award-winner Roger Allam.

Churchill in Moscow dramatises the meeting of two unpredictable titans – Winston Churchill and Joseph Stalin – as history teeters on a knife-edge.

Three-time Olivier Award winner Roger Allam (Endeavour, Murder in Provence, Frank & Percy) plays Winston Churchill, alongside a stellar cast including Peter Forbes (Jack Absolute Flies Again, Follies) as Joseph Stalin.

Howard Brenton’s plays have been seen at the National Theatre, RSC, Shakespeare’s Globe, Hampstead Theatre and the Royal Court.

Directed by the OT’s Artistic Director, Tom Littler, Churchill in Moscow is Brenton and Littler’s sixth collaboration.

Churchill in Moscow is playing at the Orange Tree Theatre in London from 3 February to 8 March 2025.

The Kremlin, Moscow, 1942. A top-secret meeting between Winston Churchill and Joseph Stalin: one, a wealthy aristocrat from a blue-blooded line of English nobility, the other a Georgian peasant, hell-bent on destroying capitalism and the class system. Can Churchill and Stalin find common ground? As diplomats struggle to control the escalating chaos, two interpreters find themselves caught in the eye of the storm.

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Who is in the cast of Churchill in Moscow?

Starring Roger Allam as Winston Churchill, Alan Cox as Archie Clerk Kerr, Julius D’Silva as Vyacheslav Molotov, Peter Forbes as Joseph Stalin, Jo Herbert as Sally Powell, Elisabeth Snegir as Olga Dovzhenko, Tamara Greatrex as Svetlana Stalin

Who are the creative team of Churchill in Moscow?

Written by Howard Brenton

Directed by Tom Littler

Designer: Cat Fuller; Lighting Designer: Johanna Town; Sound Designer & Composer: Max Pappenheim; Associate Sound Designer: Anna Wood; Movement Director: Julia Cave; Casting Director: Matilda James CDG; Voice & Dialect Coach: Nick Trumble; Costume Supervisor: Evelien Van Camp; Wigs Supervisor & Hair Stylist: Chris Smyth; Hair and Make Up Consultant for Roger Allam: Vicky Voller; Hair and Make Up for Roger Allam: Amy Richardson; Assistant Director: Rosie Tricks; Cultural Consultant & Translator: Olga Utrivanova; Deputy Stage Manager: Megan Smith; Assistant Stage Manager: Judith Volk

Important Notes

Access performances: Audio Described performance Wed 5 Mar 7:30pm; Captioned performances Tue 4 Mar 7:30pm; Relaxed & Distanced performance Tue 25 Feb 7:30pm

 

Venue Information

Orange Tree Theatre , 1 Clarence Street, Richmond, London, TW9 2SA

Nearest Tube or Train: Richmond

Nearest Buses: 65, 190, 371, 391, 419, 490, 493, R68, R70, H22, H37, N22

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Critics' reviews of Churchill in Moscow

★★★★ "Roger Allam makes this engrossing historical drama unmissable" - The Telegraph

★★★★ "Sharply incisive satire" - The Stage

★★★★ “Spikily poetic dialogue and laugh-aloud gags” - The Guardian

★★★★ “A vivid, wise drama” - The Financial Times

★★★★ “Tom Littler’s hearty production offers a literal front-row seat on history” - Daily Mail

★★★★ “In such a close-up auditorium, this is not to be missed” - Daily Express

★★★★ “Intelligent and fun… a thorough success” - The Arts Desk

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