Three cautionary tales by MIKHAIL SAL TYKOV-SHCHEDRIN (1826-89) dramatised by JACK WINTER with A deputy governor, a literary editor, a novelist and above all a satirist, Saltykov used his allegorical tales to attack savagely the hypocrisy, greed and brutality of Tsarist Russia. 1: The Two High Officials Directed by MATTHEW WALTERS (R) ('The Idealistic Carp' on Friday at 10.45pm)
