Everything is possible in Moscow at night.
The Kremlin, Moscow, 1942. A top-secret meeting between Winston Churchill and Joseph Stalin: one, a wealthy aristocrat from a blue-blooded line of English nobility, the other a Georgian peasant, hell-bent on destroying capitalism and the class system. Can Churchill and Stalin find common ground? As diplomats struggle to control the escalating chaos, two interpreters find themselves caught in the eye of the storm.
Churchill and Stalin had a complex relationship characterized by both cooperation and tension but they found common ground in their shared goal of defeating Nazi Germany. After they became allies after the German invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941, they met several times, notably at the Tehran Conference in 1943 and the Yalta Conference in 1945, where they discussed post-war Europe and strategies for the ongoing conflict. Despite their alliance, there was significant mistrust between the two leaders. Churchill was wary of Stalin’s intentions regarding Eastern Europe, while Stalin was suspicious of the West’s commitment to post-war cooperation. After the war, their relationship deteriorated as the Cold War began. Churchill famously referred to the “Iron Curtain” that had descended across Europe, symbolizing the divide between the Western democracies and the Soviet bloc. The play imagines a meeting of these two unpredictable titans in the Kremlin during World War II.
The 2025 season opens at The Orange Tree Theatre with the world premiere of Howard Brenton’s gripping drama Churchill in Moscow, directed by artistic director Tom Littler and starring Roger Allam as Winston Churchill, Alan Cox as Archie Clerk Kerr, Julius D’Silva as Vyacheslav Molotov, Peter Forbes as Joseph Stalin, Tamara Greatrex as Svetlana Stalin, Jo Herbert as Sally Powell, and Elisabeth Snegir as Olga Dovzhenko. This marks Brenton and Littler’s sixth collaboration.
Tickets are available here. Returns only, except for Friday Rush tickets, released at midday on Fridays for shows the next week.
Those who can’t attend in person can discover OT on Screen on 11, 12, 13 and 14 March 2025 for donations starting from £15.
Churchill in Moscow at the Orange Tree Theatre from 3 February to 8 March 2025.
I am so looking forward to seeing Churchill in Moscow next February – it seems a long time since I saw Roger on stage i.e. Frank & Percy, so it can’t come soon enough for me.
I wasn’t able to book but would be up for a buying any ticket someone can’t use. Reply on here and I can be contacted on FB messenger. Do need a bit of notice as I don’t live in London.
Hi! Just to let you know that the Orange Theatre are having additional tickets available for Churchill in Moscow on sale as from 31st January. This has been sold out for weeks but more tickets have been added. Hope you are lucky.
thank you Patricia. Fingers crossed.
If there is a waiting list for the tickets to be issued on the 31st January, may I please add my nme to it.
If you can’t get tickets on the 31st, look out for Friday Rush tickets on the theatre’s website, released at midday on Fridays for shows the next week. There is no wait list, so be quick.
You will need to contact the theatre to be added to their waiting list.
this does seem to be working. I got through quite quickly. \unfortunately the availability didn’t work with next week so I shall try again. Still open to buying a ticket if someone can’t use theirs. I only need a single ticket,evening or matinee.
Patricia , I was able to get a ticket for the Thursday matinee on the 20th. I was very lucky,as online all the Friday rush performances were sold out. I rang the box office and this seemed to be the only ticket available for this week. Have you seen it yet?
Hope the show goes well!
Any plans for this to go on UK tour ?
Best David
Hi David, no plans so far. If you can’t make it in person, I recommend watching the play at home with OT on Screen on 11, 12, 13 and 14 March 2025.
Went to see this on Thursday afternoon (6th), and it was a great drama. Roger as Winston Churchill was fantastic. I will probably watch it again on OT on Screen.
Just seen “Churchill In Moscow” and Roger Allam is superb as Churchill, petulant, demanding, furious and playful in turn.