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Flight
A play in eight dreams by MIKHAIL BULGAKOV translated from the Russian by MICHAEL GLENNY with John Bennett
Peter Woodthorpe , Gary Bond Judy Cornwell , Bryan Pringle and Jane Wenham
This is a play based on events that occurred in the Bolshevik Revolution and the subsequent plight of certain Russian emigres.
Time: October 1920 to Autumn 1921. Place: Russia, Constantinople and Paris.
Accordionist GERALD CROSSMAN Adapted and produced by JOHN TYDEMAN

Contributors

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Mikhail Bulgakov
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Michael Glenny
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John Bennett
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Peter Woodthorpe
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Gary Bond
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Judy Cornwell
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Bryan Pringle
Accordionist:
Gerald Crossman
Produced By:
John Tydeman
Golubkov, a student from Petersburg:
Gary Bond
Serafima, a young lady from Petersburg:
Judy Cornwell
Athanasius, Archbishop of Simferopol:
Rolf Lefebvre
Charnota, Major-General in the White Army:
Peter Woodthorpe
Paisios, a monk:
John Forrest
Bayev, a commander of cavalry:
William Eedli
Lyuska, Charnota's mistress:
Jane Wenham
Krapelin, an orderly:
John Baddelet
de Brisard, a White commander:
Brian Haines
General Roman Khludov:
John Bennett
Golovan, Khludov's aide-de camp:
Robin Browne
Stationmaster:
Lewis Stringer
Paramon Korzukhin, Serafl ma's husband:
Bryan Pringle
Commander-in-Chief of the White Russian Army:
Geoffrey Wincott
Tikhii, Chief of counter-intelligence:
Haydn Jones
Gurin:
Jonathan Scott
Skunsky:
Nigel Graham
Maria:
Diana Olsson
Yanko Yankovitch, the Cock roach King:
John Baddeley
Narrator:
Rolf Lefebvre

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