by HOWARD BRENTON
directed by TOM LITTLER
starring ROGER ALLAM
How to get tickets
Friday Rush
Each Friday at midday, a limited number of tickets will be released online for the performances in the following week, subject to availability on a first-come first-served basis. Please note, these tickets are only available through our website and are not available in-person or over the phone. Find out more here.
Waiting List
Members enjoy access to our waiting list for sold out performances, and if you are a Ruby Member, or a patron in our Supporters’ Circle, Directors’ Circle, or Attenborough Circle, you can get exclusive access to house seats for sold out performances (subject to availability).
11am Releases
Any remaining tickets will be released at 11am on the day of the performance.
★★★★★ “a gorgeous comedy” Mail on Sunday
★★★★★ “A highlight of the theatrical year and a must-see… surely the West End calls” Morning Star
★★★★★ “Roger Allam’s Churchill is a marvel” Theatre Cat
★★★★★ “The script and its delivery were impeccable” Richmond Nub News
★★★★★ “Blessed with glorious performances” The Reviews Hub
★★★★ “A sharp satire of political expedience” The Stage
★★★★ “a Churchillian triumph. Just what the West End needs” The Telegraph
★★★★ “spikily poetic dialogue and laugh-aloud gags” The Guardian
★★★★ “a vivid, wise drama” Financial Times
★★★★ “Tom Littler’s hearty production offers a literal front-row seat on history” Daily Mail
★★★★ “In such a close-up auditorium, this is not to be missed” Daily Express
★★★★ “Tom Littler’s production is beautifully orchestrated“ Daily Mirror
★★★★ “potent, intimate theatre” Sunday Express
★★★★ “Both Peter Forbes as Stalin and Roger Allam as Churchill are absolutely superb“ Essential Surrey
★★★★ “a compelling portrayal of one of World War II’s most crucial moments” Plays To See
★★★★ “assured, amusing and astute” Broadway World
★★★★ “Intelligent and fun… a thorough success” Arts Desk
★★★★ “a deeply engaging theatrical experience” Theatre Weekly
“a play that sharpens the senses and makes you ponder” Michael Billington for Country Life
“Churchill in Moscow is necessary and its production definitive” Plays International
“Roger Allam as Churchill is a triumph” WhatsOnStage
“Full of surprises, full of humour… This production deserves a longer life” British Theatre Guide
Everything is possible in Moscow at night.
The Kremlin, Moscow, 1942. A top-secret meeting between Winston Churchill and Joseph Stalin: one, a wealthy aristocrat from a blue-blooded line of English nobility, the other a Georgian peasant, hell-bent on destroying capitalism and the class system. Can Churchill and Stalin find common ground? As diplomats struggle to control the escalating chaos, two interpreters find themselves caught in the eye of the storm.
The world premiere of Howard Brenton’s gripping drama dramatises the meeting of two unpredictable titans as history teeters on a knife-edge.
Three-time Olivier Award winner Roger Allam plays Winston Churchill, alongside a stellar cast including Peter Forbes as Joseph Stalin.
Howard Brenton’s plays have been seen at the National Theatre, RSC, Shakespeare’s Globe, Hampstead Theatre and the Royal Court. Directed by the OT’s Artistic Director, Tom Littler, Churchill in Moscow is Brenton and Littler’s sixth collaboration.
“This rich new play juggles big themes with breathtaking agility. A treasure.” The Times on The Blinding Light
“A buzzy hive of intellectual activity, swarming with witty repartee.” The Telegraph on Cancelling Socrates
In rehearsals...
Rehearsal photography by Tristram Kenton
On stage...
Production photography by Tristram Kenton
Show Info
PERFORMANCE TIMES
Mon – Sat 7.30pm (Tue 11 Feb at 7pm)
Thu & Sat 2.30pm
CONTENT ADVICE
This play contains references to war, death and contains some strong language. This production contains flashing lights, loud noises, water-based haze and one depiction of vomiting. Allergy warning: Cooked chicken is eaten on stage during the second half.
Our content warnings are updated as a production evolves through rehearsals and previews, so please note they may change between booking a ticket and seeing the production.
Saturday Seminar
Sat 1 Mar 11am – find out more and book here
Members’ and Patrons’ Evening with Post-Show Talk
Thu 13 Feb
Booking is open exclusively to all our Members and Patrons. Membership starts at £60pa and supports the OT to create our ambitious programme of artistic and community work. These evenings are a chance to mingle with fellow Members and Patrons, meet the OT staff, and hear from the cast and creative team of the production.
OT Under 30 Night
Fri 21 Feb
On OT Under 30 Nights, enjoy a FREE DRINK and POST-SHOW TALK all included with your £15 ticket
Post-show discussion led by the OT
Thursday matinees
Admission is free with your ticket to the performance. Starting from Thu 13 Feb.
Audio Described performance
Wed 5 Mar 7:30pm
Captioned performances
Tue 4 Mar 7:30pm
Relaxed & Distanced performance
Tue 25 Feb 7:30pm
To book accessible seats, and for audio described and captioned, please call the box office on 020 8940 3633 (Mon-Sat, 10am-6pm) or email
box.office@orangetreetheatre.co.uk. If you’re on our Access List, you can log in and book online.
TICKET PRICES
No booking fees. Prices increase based on demand. Book early to secure your seats at the best prices.
Under 30s £15 tickets on all seats for all performances – subject to availability.
£15 access tickets – find out more
£15 tickets available for members of theatre unions and guilds
£1 tickets available through our subsidised ticket scheme – find out more
Cast
Roger Allam
Winston Churchill
Alan Cox
Archie Clark Kerr
Julius D’Silva
Vyacheslav Molotov
Peter Forbes
Joseph Stalin
Jo Herbert
Sally Powell
Elisabeth Snegir
Olga Dovzhenko
Tamara Greatrex
Svetlana Stalin
Creative Team
Howard Brenton
Writer
Tom Littler
Director
Cat Fuller
Designer
Johanna Town
Lighting Designer
Max Pappenheim
Sound Designer & Composer
Anna Wood
Associate Sound Designer
Julia Cave
Movement Director
Matilda James CDG
Casting Director
Nick Trumble
Voice & Dialect Coach
Evelien Van Camp
Costume Supervisor
Chris Smyth
Wigs Supervisor & Hair Stylist
Vicky Voller
Hair and Make Up Consultant for Roger Allam
Amy Richardson
Hair and Make Up for Roger Allam
Rosie Tricks
Assistant Director
Olga Utrivanova
Cultural Consultant & Translator
Megan Smith
Deputy Stage Manager
Judith Volk
Assistant Stage Manager