A new RSC commission by Natal'ia Vorozhbit.
Ukraine 1929. As Stalin launches the first of his Five Year Plans, a close-knit rural community stands unwittingly in the path of his drive to create a thriving socialist Soviet Union. The outcome is catastrophic.
What begins for the people of the village as an amusingly alien political concept rapidly becomes an unstoppable force for change. Robbed first of their land, then their religion and independence, the whole country soon becomes engulfed by a tragedy that will scar a nation for generations.
Natal'ia Vorozhbit is one of Ukraine's most important emerging writers. Her plays Demons and Galka Motalko have been staged in Moscow and at the National Theatre of Latvia. Galka Motalko has been adapted for the screen and is currently being filmed in Moscow. Her play The Khomenko Family Chronicles was produced at the Royal Court in 2007.
Sasha Dugdale's translations include Black Milk and Plasticine by Vassily Sigarev, Terrorism by the Presnyakov Brothers and The Khomenko Family Chronicles, also by Natal'ia Vorozhbit (all Royal Court).
The Grain Store played in repertoire at The Courtyard Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon from 10 September - 1 October 2009.
Running time
The running time for The Grain Store is approx. 2 hours 45 minutes including an interval.
Additional information
Translated by Sasha Dugdale.
The RSC Ensemble is generously supported by THE GATSBY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION and THE KOVNER FOUNDATION.
The RSC's Literary Department is generously supported by THE DRUE HEINZ TRUST.
The RSC's New Work is generously supported by CHRISTOPHER SETON ABELE on behalf of THE ARGOSY FOUNDATION.
The Grain Store is generously supported by The Columbia Foundation Fund of the Capital Community Foundation.
