Details

Spring 1787, and the exceptional empress, Catherine the Great, is making a royal progress, inspecting her New Russia. Prince Potemkin, her former lover, needs to impress. He is pouring his fortune into building towns along the route, but how can he do it fast enough? Feydor, "Little Father", the Prince's former campaign advisor, finds himself overseeing the works. He now has a small army of theatrical set builders! Potemkin wants scale and grandeur, and as more and more men, materials and gold arrive, the canvas buildings gradually take on a deceptive permanence. Soon the sham disguises the real, while the real hides the sham. The enigmatic young stowaway, Lida, has hidden herself in Feydor's quarters. She is very ambitious to exploit the situation. Is she a child of betrayal, or its mistress? For here in the Crimean hinterland, all is not as it seems.

Cast/Performers

Simon Ryerson, Kaarina Vanderkamp, Mark Wright, Suzy de Lezameta, James McKendrick, Michael Mayne, Barry Clarke, David Harris, Jo Price

Creatives/Company

Author: Keith Wait
Company: The Stage Company
Director: Keith Wait