Nadia : Skye Bennett
Little Girl/Pioneer Girl : Anna Burnett/ Floss Hoffmann/ Hattie Webb
Elena : Anna Carteret
Lidia : Rowena Cooper
Aronin : Marcus Cunningham
Maroussia : Michelle Dockery
Andrushya/Pioneer Officer : Michael Grady-Hall
Mironov : Colin Haigh
Pioneer Officer : Harry Hepple
Kotov : Ciarán Hinds
Mokhova : Stephanie Jacob
Ensemble : Anne Kavanagh
Mitia : Rory Kinnear
Ensemble : Victoria Lennox
Kolya/Pioneer Officer : Stuart Martin
Kirik : Tim McMullan
Olga : Pamela Merrick
Ensemble : Charlotte Pyke
Blokhin : Roger Ringrose
The Truck Driver : Tony Turner
Director: Howard Davies
Designer: Vicki Mortimer
At the Lyttelton in a last minute house seat at £ 10!


I suppose I should make special mention of the unendingly talented Mr Kinnear who sang, danced and dazzled with his wit and timing. I have longed to see Mr Hinds on the stage and he was everything I'd hoped he'd be. Dockers was like liquid porcelain with a double edge of sharp and heartbreaking delivery, Tim McMullan was gloriously funny & salacious.
A potentially grim piece glided across the 2 hours with ease and joy. I hope the cast had as much fun as I did.
SPOILER:-
I have spotted a trend:- Rory Kinnear + National Theatre = long haired wig in attempt to disguise himself from his mother.

WOS
Ciaran interview
Times
Indi
Telegraph
Michael Billington @ The Guardian
and a wanky entry from The Guardian. Who says film fans and theatre fans are mutually exclusive?