Moscow, 1938. A dangerous place and time to have a sense of humour, even more so a sense of freedom. Mikhail Bulgakov, living among dissidents, stalked by secret police, has both. And then he’s offered a poisoned chalice: a commission to write a play about Joseph Stalin to celebrate the dictator’s sixtieth birthday. Inspired by facts, Collaborators embarks on a surreal journey into the fevered imagination of the writer as he loses himself in a macabre and disturbingly funny relationship with the omnipotent subject of his drama, Uncle Joe.
John Hodge won the 2012 Olivier for Best New Play with Collaborators, which premiered at the National Theatre starring Alex Jennings and Simon Russell Beale. This blistering black comedy, exploring the relationship between art and power, will thrill and chill you in equal measure, making you laugh out loud even though you know you shouldn’t...
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