Sputnik Theatre

16th of November 2012 - a significant date... 

Dear friends,

Russia is rarely out of the news these days with the ongoing protests and the sentencing of Pussy Riot. But one story which is just as intriguing and Kafka-esque is the life and death of Sergei Magnitsky.

The 16th of November 2012 will be the third anniversary of Sergei Magnitsky's death in police custody.

This year, Elena Gremina - one of Russia's most important political playwrights, recently commissioned by the Tricycle Theatre as part of 'The Bomb' - has updated her play, One Hour Eighteen Minutes, to include the very latest developments of this story about Sergei Magnitsky, the whistleblower against government corruption. Gremina's play is based on original, first-hand interviews.

The updated version of the play is being launched at Teatr.doc in Moscow at exactly the same time as Sputnik's London production.

We're delighted to welcome such a strong cast and creative team to Sputnik's forthcoming show. You can read more about them below... We hope to see you there!

Noah Birksted-Breen, Sputnik artistic director and coproducer
& Margarita Osepyan, Sputnik coproducer


BOOK YOUR TICKETS TO ONE HOUR EIGHTEEN MINUTES (13 Nov to 1 Dec 2012)

Special offers 

1st Preview, Tuesday 13th Nov: 5 pounds only

2nd Preview, Wednesday 14th Nov: 7.50 pounds only

(No discount code needed - just book via theatre website).

Cast and creative team announced... 

Wendy Nottingham - recently in Grief' at the National, written and directed by Mike Leigh, and 'In Basildon' by David Eldridge at the Royal Court.... 
Alan Francis - credits include several plays written and directed by Anthony Neilson, and work in top theatres incl. Royal Court and the National Theatre of Scotland.... 
Danny Scheinmann - credits include the The Ramayana at the National Theatre and Midsummer Night's Dream directed by Phelim McDermott and Julian Crouch...
Rebecca Peyton - co-wrote and acted, Sometimes I Laugh Like My Sister, to critical acclaim at the Finborough, with credits at Soho, Theatre 503/Latitude... 
takis - stage designer, designed Stovepipe which The Times listed in their 'Top 10 productions of the Decade' from 2000-2010. 
Ed Clarke - sound designer, part of the team which got an Olivier nomination for Best Sound Design for the National's Frankenstein 
Charlie Lucas - lighting designer, recently did lighting design for the world premiere of The Match Box by Frank McGuinness at the Liverpool Playhouse and works for companies as diverse as Opera North, Arcola and The Place. 
Ben Chessell - video designer, award-winning TV and film director, who returns to the stage for a second collaboration with Sputnik. 
Realised by production manager Tim Highman(tim@the-scenery-shop.co.uk), and stage manager Nina Scholar during a gap between productions at the RSC. Our thanks to assistant director Elizabeth Moore and other hard-working volunteers.