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丌賯丕蹖 賳賵蹖爻賳丿賴 賵 賴賲讴丕乇卮
丌賯丕蹖 賳賵蹖爻賳丿賴 賵 賴賲讴丕乇卮 丕賵賱蹖賳 賳賲丕蹖卮鈥屬嗀з呝団€屫й� 丕爻鬲 讴賴 噩丕賳 賴丕噩貙 賳賲丕蹖卮鈥屬嗀з呝団€屬嗁堐屫� 賵 賮蹖賱賲鈥屬嗀з呝団€屬嗁堐屫� 亘乇蹖鬲丕賳蹖丕蹖蹖貙 賳賵卮鬲賴 丕爻鬲. 丕賵 丿乇 丕蹖賳 賳賲丕蹖卮鈥屬嗀з呝� 乇賵丕蹖鬲蹖 芦爻賵乇乇卅丕賱 賮丕賳鬲夭蹖禄 丕夭 乇賵丕亘胤 丿賵 卮禺氐蹖鬲 鬲丕乇蹖禺蹖 亘賴 丿爻鬲 賲蹖鈥屫囏� 賲蹖禺丕卅蹖賱 亘賵賱诏丕讴賵賮貙 賳賵蹖爻賳丿賴鈥屰� 亘夭乇诏 乇賵爻貙 賵 丕蹖賵爻蹖賮 丕爻鬲丕賱蹖賳貙 丿蹖讴鬲丕鬲賵乇 丕鬲丨丕丿 噩賲丕賴蹖乇 卮賵乇賵蹖. 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 丿乇 爻丕賱鈥屬囏й� 賵丨卮鬲 丕爻鬲丕賱蹖賳蹖貙 丨丿賵丿 爻丕賱鈥屬囏й� 郾酃鄢鄹 鬲丕 郾酃鄞郯貙 丿乇 賲爻讴賵 賲蹖鈥屭柏必�. 卮亘蹖 夭賳诏 鬲賱賮賳 禺丕賳賴鈥屰� 亘賵賱诏丕讴賵賮 亘賴 氐丿丕 丿乇賲蹖鈥屫③屫� 賵 賲乇丿蹖 丕夭 丌賳鈥屫迟堐� 禺胤 賲兀賲賵乇蹖鬲蹖 賵蹖跇賴 亘賴 丕賵 賲蹖鈥屫囏�. 亘賵賱诏丕讴賵賮 賲兀賲賵乇 賲蹖鈥屫促堌� 亘賴 賲賳丕爻亘鬲 卮氐鬲賲蹖賳 爻丕賱 鬲賵賱丿 丕爻鬲丕賱蹖賳 賳賲丕蹖卮鈥屬嗀з呝団€屫й� 丿乇亘丕乇賴鈥屰� 爻丕賱鈥屬囏й� 噩賵丕賳蹖 丕賵 亘賳賵蹖爻丿. 丌賯丕蹖 賳賵蹖爻賳丿賴 賵 賴賲讴丕乇卮 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 賴賲讴丕乇蹖 賳丕賮乇噩丕賲 賵 丕賳丿賵賴亘丕乇 丕爻鬲丕賱蹖賳 賵 亘賵賱诏丕讴賵賮 丕爻鬲貙 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 乇丕亘胤賴鈥屰� 乇賵卮賳賮讴乇 賵 賯丿乇鬲. 丕蹖賳 賳賲丕蹖卮鈥屬嗀з呝� 丿乇 爻丕賱 鄄郯郾鄄 亘乇賳丿賴鈥屰� 噩丕蹖夭賴鈥屰� 賱丕乇賳爻 丕賵賱蹖賵蹖賴 卮丿.
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February 27, 2015
From BBC Radio 3 - Drama on 3:
Directed by Sir Nicholas Hytner. Alex Jennings stars as Mikhail Bulgakov and Simon Russell Beale as Stalin in the acclaimed National Theatre production.
Moscow, 1938: A dangerous place to have a sense of humour, even more so a sense of freedom. The writer Mikhail Bulgakov, living among the dissidents, stalked by secret police, has both. After 3 years rehearsal his new play about Moliere has just opened, and may be just about to close unless he accepts a commission from the secret police to write a play to celebrate Stalin's sixtieth birthday. A poison chalice which he struggles to accept, until he receives an offer of help from the most unlikely quarter.
Based on historical fact, John Hodge's blistering new play depicts a lethal game of cat and mouse as the writer loses himself in a macabre and disturbingly funny relationship with the omnipotent subject of his drama.
Directed by Sir Nicholas Hytner. Alex Jennings stars as Mikhail Bulgakov and Simon Russell Beale as Stalin in the acclaimed National Theatre production.
Moscow, 1938: A dangerous place to have a sense of humour, even more so a sense of freedom. The writer Mikhail Bulgakov, living among the dissidents, stalked by secret police, has both. After 3 years rehearsal his new play about Moliere has just opened, and may be just about to close unless he accepts a commission from the secret police to write a play to celebrate Stalin's sixtieth birthday. A poison chalice which he struggles to accept, until he receives an offer of help from the most unlikely quarter.
Based on historical fact, John Hodge's blistering new play depicts a lethal game of cat and mouse as the writer loses himself in a macabre and disturbingly funny relationship with the omnipotent subject of his drama.
August 9, 2020
賳賲丕蹖卮賳丕賲賴 乇賵丕蹖鬲蹖 睾蹖乇 賵丕賯毓蹖 丕夭 丿丕爻鬲丕賳蹖 賵丕賯毓蹖賴.
丕蹖賳 讴賴 丕爻鬲丕賱蹖賳 亘賵賱诏丕诏賮 乇賵 亘賴鈥屬嗁堌观� 賲噩亘賵乇 賲蹖 讴賳賴 鬲丕丿乇亘丕乇賴鈥屰� 夭賳丿诏蹖卮 蹖賴 賳賲丕蹖卮賳丕賲賴 亘賳賵蹖爻賴. 丿乇 賵丕賯毓 爻乇鬲丕 爻乇 賳賲丕蹖卮賳丕賲賴 毓乇氐賴鈥屰� 賲賵丕噩賴賴鈥屰� 賯丿乇鬲 賵 乇賵卮賳賮讴乇蹖賴貙 賵 亘賴 賳馗乇賲 賲賵丕噩賴賴鈥屰� 噩丕賱亘蹖 丕夭 讴丕乇 丿乇 丕賵賲丿賴貙
鬲乇噩賲賴 賴賲 亘賴 賳馗乇賲 亘爻蹖丕乇 禺賵亘 丕夭 讴丕乇 丿乇 丕賵賲丿賴 亘賵丿.
丕蹖賳 讴賴 丕爻鬲丕賱蹖賳 亘賵賱诏丕诏賮 乇賵 亘賴鈥屬嗁堌观� 賲噩亘賵乇 賲蹖 讴賳賴 鬲丕丿乇亘丕乇賴鈥屰� 夭賳丿诏蹖卮 蹖賴 賳賲丕蹖卮賳丕賲賴 亘賳賵蹖爻賴. 丿乇 賵丕賯毓 爻乇鬲丕 爻乇 賳賲丕蹖卮賳丕賲賴 毓乇氐賴鈥屰� 賲賵丕噩賴賴鈥屰� 賯丿乇鬲 賵 乇賵卮賳賮讴乇蹖賴貙 賵 亘賴 賳馗乇賲 賲賵丕噩賴賴鈥屰� 噩丕賱亘蹖 丕夭 讴丕乇 丿乇 丕賵賲丿賴貙
鬲乇噩賲賴 賴賲 亘賴 賳馗乇賲 亘爻蹖丕乇 禺賵亘 丕夭 讴丕乇 丿乇 丕賵賲丿賴 亘賵丿.
August 29, 2017
賳賲丕蹖卮賳丕賲賴鈥屫й� 賴噩賵 丌賲蹖夭 丿乇 亘丕亘 丨讴賵賲鬲 卮賵乇賵蹖 賵 丕爻鬲丕賱蹖賳蹖爻鬲蹖貙 乇丕亘胤賴 賯丿乇鬲 賵 賴賳乇貙 丿蹖讴鬲丕鬲賵乇 賵 賴賳乇賲賳丿貙 倬乇賵倬丕诏丕賳丿丕 賵 丨賯蹖賯鬲. 卮丕蹖丿 丕诏乇 鬲賳賴丕 丕夭 蹖讴 亘購毓丿 賲丕噩乇丕 亘丕禺亘乇 賳亘賵丿賲 賵 丕胤賱丕毓丕鬲 賵爻蹖毓 鬲乇蹖 丕夭 亘賵賱诏丕讴賮 賳蹖夭 丿丕卮鬲賲 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 亘賴 賲乇丕鬲亘 亘乇丕蹖賲 賱匕鬲 亘禺卮 鬲乇 賲蹖亘賵丿. 丕賲丕 禺亘 亘賴 亘蹖卮鬲乇 丿丕賳爻鬲賳/禺賵丕賳丿賳 丕夭 亘賵賱诏丕讴賮 鬲乇睾蹖亘 卮丿賲
July 18, 2019
賴丕噩 丿乇 丕亘鬲丿丕蹖 賳賲丕蹖卮 賲丿毓蹖爻鬲 讴賴 賳賳丕蹖卮卮 亘乇 鬲丕乇蹖禺 丕爻鬲賵丕乇 丕爻鬲貙 亘乇 夭賳丿诏蹖 倬乇 丕賮鬲禺丕乇 亘賵賱诏丕讴賵賮貙 丕賲丕 丿乇 賳賲丕蹖卮 趩蹖夭蹖 噩夭 賳诏丕賴 丕蹖丿卅賵賱賵跇蹖 禺氐賲丕賳賴 蹖讴 賳賵蹖爻賳丿賴 睾乇亘蹖 亘賴 蹖讴 卮丕賴讴丕乇 賳賵蹖爻 乇賵爻 丿蹖丿賴 賳賲蹖卮賵丿. 丕賱亘鬲賴 讴賴 賳賲丕蹖卮 丕夭 賱丨丕馗 鬲讴賳蹖讴 賵 鬲氐賵蹖乇 賳夭丿蹖讴 亘賴 蹖讴 卮丕賴讴丕乇 丕爻鬲 賵賱蹖 亘賴 丿賱蹖賱 賳诏丕賴 賳賵蹖爻賳丿賴 讴賴 丿乇 亘丕賱丕 匕讴乇 讴乇丿賲 丕孬乇 蹖賴 蹖讴 讴賲丿蹖 爻胤丨 倬丕蹖蹖賳 鬲亘丿蹖賱 賲蹖卮賵丿. 丕蹖丿賴貙 鬲爻賱胤 丿蹖讴鬲丕鬲賵乇 賯丕鬲賱貙 噩賵夭賮 丕爻鬲丕賱蹖賳 亘乇 匕賴賳 賳賵蹖爻賳丿賴 蹖 賲亘丕乇夭 蹖毓賳蹖 亘賵賱诏丕讴賵賮 丕爻鬲. 鬲亘丿蹖賱 卮丿賳 蹖讴 賳賵蹖爻賳丿賴 賲亘丕乇夭 亘賴 蹖讴 丿蹖讴鬲丕鬲賵乇 丌賳 賴賲 丿乇 亘丕夭蹖貙 卮丕賴 賵 诏丿丕 诏賵賳賴. 丿乇 賳賲丕蹖卮 丕爻鬲丕賱蹖賳 亘賴 賵丕爻胤賴 賯丿乇鬲 賳賮賵匕 禺賵丿 爻毓蹖 丿乇 鬲爻禺蹖乇 丕賮讴丕乇 賳賵蹖爻賳丿賴 丿丕乇丿 賵 丿乇 丕蹖賳讴丕乇 賴賲 賲賵賮賯 賲蹖卮賵丿. 丕賵 賳賯卮 卮丕賴蹖 禺賵丿 乇丕 亘賴 亘賵賱诏丕讴賵賮 倬蹖卮 讴卮 賲蹖讴賳丿 賵 賳賵蹖爻賳丿賴 賴賲 丌賳 乇丕 丿乇 蹖讴 丕卮鬲亘丕賴 鬲乇丕跇蹖讴 賲蹖倬匕蹖乇丿 賵 丕蹖賳 賳賯胤賴 賳丕亘賵丿蹖 丕賵爻鬲. 丿乇 賳賲丕蹖卮 賲蹖亘蹖賳蹖賲 讴賴 亘賴 亘賵賱诏丕讴賵賮 倬蹖卮賳賴丕丿 賲蹖卮賵丿 讴賴 丿乇 丕夭丕蹖 賳賵卮鬲賳 蹖讴 賳賲丕蹖卮 丿乇 賲丿丨 丕爻鬲丕賱蹖賳 丌蹖賳丿賴 讴丕乇蹖 丕賵 鬲丕賲蹖賳 禺賵丕賴丿 卮丿. 亘賵賱诏丕讴賵賮 賲蹖倬匕蹖乇丿 賵 丿乇 丕蹖賳 乇丕賴 亘賴 蹖讴 丕爻鬲丕賱蹖賳 丿蹖诏乇 鬲亘丿蹖賱 賲蹖卮賵丿. 賵賱蹖 丌蹖丕 亘賵賱诏丕讴賵賮 賵丕賯毓蹖 丕蹖賳 趩賳蹖賳 亘賵丿賴 丕爻鬲. 夭賳丿诏蹖 賵丕賯毓蹖 睾賲 亘丕乇 丕賵 乇丕 讴賴 賲蹖禺賵丕賳蹖賲貙 賲蹖亘蹖賳蹖賲 讴賴 丕賵 鬲丕 賱丨馗賴 賲乇诏 噩賳诏蹖丿. 丌孬丕乇卮 爻丕賱賴丕 亘毓丿 丕夭 賲乇诏卮 趩丕倬 卮丿 賵 丕蹖賳 賳卮丕賳 丿賴賳丿賴 蹖 乇丕賴 丕賵爻鬲. 賴丕噩貙 賳賵蹖爻賳丿賴 賳賲丕蹖卮 诏賵蹖蹖 噩丕 倬丕蹖 丕爻鬲丕賱蹖賳 賲蹖诏匕丕乇丿 鬲丕 丿乇 賳賲丕蹖卮卮 賴賲趩賳丕賳 亘賵賱诏丕讴賵賮 蹖丕 亘賵賱诏丕讴賵賮 賴丕 乇丕 賱诏丿 賲丕賱 讴賳丿 賵 丕蹖賳 賴賲丕賳 丕蹖丿賴 禺亘蹖孬丕賳賴 賲鬲賳 丕爻鬲.
June 14, 2012
The classic format of a play within a play runs through the middle of this production that despite its dark subject matter is laugh out loud funny. Highly recommended to anyone with an interest in Soviet history, satire or Mikhail Bulgakov as the story uses some key moments of his life and works.
Just saw the theatre production of this at the NT
Just saw the theatre production of this at the NT
November 15, 2020
賲蹖禺丕卅蹖賱 亘賵賱诏丕讴賮 蹖讴蹖 丕夭 賳賵蹖爻賳丿诏丕賳 乇賵爻蹖 賲禺丕賱賮 亘丕 亘賱卮賵蹖爻賲 賵 亘毓丿賴丕 丕爻鬲丕賱蹖賳蹖爻賲 亘賵丿. 丿乇 丌爻鬲丕賳賴鈥屰� 卮氐鬲鈥屫池з勞� 丕爻鬲丕賱蹖賳 丕夭 亘賵賱诏丕讴賮 禺賵丕爻鬲賴 卮丿 鬲丕 賳賲丕蹖卮賳丕賲賴鈥屸€屫й� 亘賳丕 亘乇 夭賳丿诏蹖 丕爻鬲丕賱蹖賳 亘賳賵蹖爻賴. 亘賵賱诏丕讴賮 毓賱蹖鈥屫必嘿� 丕賳鬲賯丕丿卮 亘賴 丕爻鬲丕賱蹖賳蹖爻賲貙 亘賳丕 亘賴 丿賱丕蹖賱蹖 丕蹖賳 倬蹖卮賳賴丕丿 乇賵 倬匕蹖乇賮鬲 賵 卮丕蹖丿 亘賴鬲乇賴 亘诏蹖賲 賲噩亘賵乇 卮丿 亘倬匕蹖乇賴. 丿乇 賳賴丕蹖鬲 賳賲丕蹖卮賳丕賲賴 賳賵卮鬲賴 卮丿 賵賱蹖 賴乇诏夭 丕噩丕夭賴鈥屰� 丕噩乇丕 倬蹖丿丕 賳讴乇丿. 噩丕賳 賴丕噩貙 賳賵蹖爻賳丿賴鈥屰� 賳賲丕蹖卮賳丕賲賴鈥屰� 芦丌賯丕蹖 賳賵蹖爻賳丿賴 賵 賴賲讴丕乇卮禄 爻毓蹖 讴乇丿賴 丿乇 丕蹖賳 丕孬乇貙 丕蹖賳 丕鬲賮丕賯 賵丕賯毓蹖 賵 鬲丕乇蹖禺蹖 乇賵 亘丕 鬲禺蹖賱 丕睾乇丕賯鈥屫①呟屫� 禺賵丿卮 亘丕夭爻丕夭蹖 讴賳賴. 丨亘賾 賵 亘睾囟 噩丕賳 賴丕噩 賴賲 丿乇 賲賯丿賲賴鈥屰� 賲賮氐賱蹖 讴賴 賳賵卮鬲賴 賵 賴賲 丿乇 爻乇丕爻乇 賳賲丕蹖卮賳丕賲賴 賲亘乇賴賳賴. 卮丕蹖丿 亘卮賴 诏賮鬲 賲賴賲鈥屫臂屬� 趩蹖夭蹖 讴賴 噩丕賳 賴丕噩 鬲賱丕卮 讴乇丿賴 賳卮賵賳 亘丿賴貙 趩诏賵賳诏蹖 乇賵丕亘胤 丨讴賵賲鬲 丕蹖丿卅賵賱賵跇蹖鈥屫藏� 亘丕 乇賵卮賳賮讴乇 丕倬賵夭賵爻蹖賵賳賴.
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June 23, 2016
Very witty, engaging, and thought provoking, I definitely enjoyed reading this one. I just really wish I could have seen this play onstage, because all the stage directions point to this being a visually interesting (and funny!) production as well.
March 1, 2024
"Collaborators" by John Hodge
August 24, 2020
亘蹖鈥屬嗀港屫�. 丕夭 禺賵丕賳丿賳卮 賵丕賯毓丕賸 賱匕鬲 亘乇丿賲 賵 賯賴賯賴賴 夭丿賲. 胤乇丕丨蹖 丌爻丕賳鈥屭屫� 讴丕乇 賵 丕夭 丕賵賳 胤乇賮 毓賲賯蹖 讴賴 丿乇 賱賮丕賮賴 亘乇禺賵乇丿 卮禺氐蹖鬲 亘賵賱诏丕讴賵賮 賵 丕爻鬲丕賱蹖賳 乇丕 毓蹖丕賳 賲蹖鈥屭┵嗀� 賵 诏丕賴 賵囟毓蹖鬲 卮賵乇賵蹖 乇丕 丿爻鬲 賲蹖鈥屫з嗀ж藏�.
October 28, 2024
Bulgakov Stalin Bromance
December 8, 2015
A fun and funny play about Stalin's insistence that Bulgakov write a play detailing his own early years, and then writing a largely false version himself. Despite having read 'Master & Margarita' in my youth, I really don't know all that much about either Bulgakov OR Stalin, which probably blunted some of the impact of the play for me.
November 17, 2014
Witty, entertaining and thought provoking with a sense of the absurd. I wish I could have seen it on stage.
September 23, 2017
Amazing show, seen in broadcast from the National Theatre in London.
July 27, 2012
Funny yet tragic at the same time, wish I could've seen this performed on stage!
February 15, 2018
John Hodge's Collaborators is an artist鈥檚 nightmare, played out in the context of the Soviet Union in 1938. Mikhael Bulgakov is a talent but struggling playwright, his highly critical satiric plays banned from the public eye. Out of the blue he is offered an opportunity to redeem himself in the eyes of the regime: all he has to do is write a play about the life of Joseph Stalin. Bulgakov initially refuses to put his artistic energy towards such propaganda. It is at this point that the element of fantasy enters the play. Bulgakov is summoned in private to Stalin, who offers to write the play himself. In return, Bulgakov takes over Stalin's administrative work, unwittingly beginning the Great Purges.
September 25, 2017
A strange blend of historical fiction, magical realism, reinvention of literary power, and insanely depressing wit, gave me the best read since McDonagh's THE PILLOWMAN inspired me to become a writer nearly a decade ago. This is a perfect script, one I never want to see performed. My favorite author, Mikhail Bulgakov, switching places with Stalin at night underneath Moscow, letting Stalin write plays and Bulgakov make decisions on grain and steel and executions, all the while drowning in obscure references to Bulgakov's works THAT HAVEN'T BEEN TRANSLATED TO ENGLISH YET (I am perhaps too large a fan of him to be unbiased).
I'm not sure if I would give this to friends. Maybe this is the first artwork I have come across and loved so purely that I refuse to part with it, instead preferring a selfish dominance over its wonder. Oh well. This is a new favorite of the written word for me.
I'm not sure if I would give this to friends. Maybe this is the first artwork I have come across and loved so purely that I refuse to part with it, instead preferring a selfish dominance over its wonder. Oh well. This is a new favorite of the written word for me.
March 26, 2023
Reminded me a little of Genet's THE BALCONY, with people impersonating others in jobs they're not qualified to do. I guess it's okay to write (funny) plays like this about monsters like Stalin, as long as the subject isn't Hitler.
July 10, 2024
Fascinating play about a real event. Slightly surreal and quite chilling.
Want to read
February 15, 2012Fascinating review, of the book and the performance, in NYRB. Sounds like a must read for all of you Bulgakov and and Russophiles.
January 20, 2017
A dark, intriguing and yet somehow childishly funny look at Stalin and the twisted ways he manipulated people. An easy and quick read.
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