Tsar In London, A [Drama On 4]

Written by Mike Walker, from an idea by Michael Crick.

A tragicomic take on the months Tsar Peter the Great spent in London learning about ship-building and naval tactics, destroying the house and garden of diarist John Evelyn; roistering with the ambitious young actress Letitia Cross; and preparing himself for an onslaught upon Evelyn's treasured holly hedge, Russia's backward society and the peace of Northern Europe.

Peter . . . . . Greg Kolpakchi

Letitia . . . . . Siena Kelly

John . . . . . Michael Bertenshaw

Ben . . . . . John Lightbody

Foreign Secretary . . . . . Josh Bryant-Jones

Lucy . . . . . Kitty O'Sullivan

Sound design: Andy Garratt & Peter Ringrose

Based on a true story, an account of Peter the Great's adventures in 17th-century London.

Anglo-Russian relations are tested in this tragicomic take on the months Tsar Peter the Great spent in 17th century London. Written by Mike Walker and with Greg Kolpakchi as Peter.

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