Details

A love story set in the Cold war which centres around the political exploits of the World Chess Championship. With a serious message about media and political manipulation and a dazzling score including One Night in Bangkok, I Know Him So Well.

Cast/Performers

Sarah Galbraith (Florence), Nadim Naaman (Anatoly), Tim Oxbrow (Freddie), Natasha J Barnes (Svetlana), Gillian Kirkpatrick (Molokov), Craig Rhys Barlow (Arbiter), Neil Stewart (Walter)

Creatives/Company

Music(s): Bjorn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson
Lyrics: Tim Rice
Producer: Sasha Regan (for The Union Theatre)
Director(s): Chris Howell, Steven Harris, Andre Ashenden (fight), Annie Diggan (fight)
Musical Director(s): Christopher Peake, Simon Lambert
Design: Ryan Dawson
Lighting: Ben M Rogers

Chess

Chess (Musical) production archive for QTIX code T01082327342. Details of all Chess archived productions can be found under the QTIX code: S1463

Archive Listings

13 Feb 13
to
16 Mar 13

Union Theatre
Inner London, Greater London
Performance Details => Venue archive

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