by Alexander Solzhenitsyn, translated by Nicholas Bethell and David Burg

A Play of the Month presentation starring
Set in a Soviet labour camp in 1945, this play tells the story of Nemov, a trusting and naive army officer who has been sent to the camp from the front on charges of anti-Soviet agitation, and Lyuba, a girl prisoner who is driven to evade the struggle for survival by sleeping around with the camp officials and well-fixed prisoners. The story of their love affair is set against the background of self-seeking squabbles and the fight for survival of other groups of internees.

"The play dealt out a lavish, authentic two hours and showed how some people try to maintain their standards, despite disgusting odds." (Daily Mirror)