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Kalashnikov: In the Woods by the Lake; A play in eight parts
Mr Fraser Grace
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Description for Kalashnikov: In the Woods by the Lake; A play in eight parts
Paperback. A new comic drama from British playwright Fraser Grace. This new play unravels the epic story of Mikhail Kalashnikov, Russian creator of the AK-47 - one of the worlds most recognised, enduring, and deadly inventions. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 132 x 6. Weight in Grams: 122.
This is a provocative new play about Mikhail Kalashnikov - the Russian inventor of the AK47 assault rifle, and a decorated Soviet hero. Set in Kalashnikov's dacha amidst the dark woods and waters of a fairy tale Russian landscape, a young journalist, Volkov, comes to interview the elderly Kalashnikov about his time on the front line and his subsequent invention of the AK-47 assault rifle. With the help of his daughter and grand-daughter, Kalashnikov initially welcomes Volkov into his home but as the questions harden and ambiguities appear in Kalashnikov's recollections, some painful and extremely uncomfortable truths begin to emerge... ... Read more
This is a provocative new play about Mikhail Kalashnikov - the Russian inventor of the AK47 assault rifle, and a decorated Soviet hero. Set in Kalashnikov's dacha amidst the dark woods and waters of a fairy tale Russian landscape, a young journalist, Volkov, comes to interview the elderly Kalashnikov about his time on the front line and his subsequent invention of the AK-47 assault rifle. With the help of his daughter and grand-daughter, Kalashnikov initially welcomes Volkov into his home but as the questions harden and ambiguities appear in Kalashnikov's recollections, some painful and extremely uncomfortable truths begin to emerge... ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Number of Pages
96
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781849432429
SKU
V9781849432429
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-10
About Mr Fraser Grace
FRASER GRACE is a multi-award winning playwright whose acclaimed Breakfast with Mugabe (Directed for the RSC by Antony Sher) transferred to the West End and won the 2006 John Whiting Award. Other plays include Perpetua (Winner of the Verity Bargate Award), Frobisher’s Gold, The Lifesavers (nominated for the 2009 TMA/Stage Awards) and most recently King David: ... Read more
Reviews for Kalashnikov: In the Woods by the Lake; A play in eight parts
" "There are definate shades of Chekhov in this portrait of fading Soviet Royalty unable to escape the past" - Time Out London ""A highly entertaining play, full of amusing one-liners"" - The Stage"