The White Guard

Details

his overcoat is neutral darling, neither Bolshevik nor Menshevik. Just essence of Prole. In Kiev during the Russian Civil War, the Turbin household is sanctuary to a ragtag, close-knit crowd presided over by the beautiful Lena. As her brothers prepare to fight for the White Guard, friends charge in from the riotous streets amidst an atmosphere of heady chaos, quaffing vodka, keeling over, declaiming, taking baths, playing guitar, falling in love. But the new regime is poised and in its brutal triumph lies destruction for the Turbins and their world. And those are the real enemies we face, deep in the shadows. This modern man with no name, no past, no love. This desperate hate-filled man born of loneliness and frustration. This man with nothing to be proud of, nothing he is part of... Running Time: 2hrs 40mins inclu. interval

Cast/Performers

Graham Butler (Franko), Anthony Calf (Hetman), Peter Campion (Galanba), Pip Carter (Larion), Gunnar Cauthery (Cobbler), Hannah Croft (Woman), Marcus Cunningham (Uragon), Paul Dodds (Cossack), Kevin Doyle (Talberg), Nick Fletcher (Alexander), Daniel Flynn (Alexei), Keiran Flynn (Kirpaty), Michael Grady-Hall (Officer 1 / Doctor), Mark Healy (Von Shratt), Richard Henders (Nikolai), Paul Higgins (Vicktor), Conieth Hill (Leonid Yurevich), Nick Julian (Officer / Cadet), Dermot Kerrigan (Bolbotun), Stuart Martin (Von Durst), Barry McCarthy (Fyodr / Maxim), Daniel Millar (Officer / Cadet), Justine Mitchell (Lena)

Creatives/Company

Author: Mikhail Bulgakov
Producer: National Theatre
Adapted by: Andrew Upton
Director: Howard Davies
Design: Bunny Christie
Lighting: Neil Austin
Sound: Christopher Shutt