'The Master and Margarita'

by Mikhail Bulgakov



Translated by Michael Glenny
Adapted and directed by David Graham-Young
Designed by Wendy Tomlinson
Lighting designed by John Spradbery
Movement directed by Lynn Seymour
Marionettes by Peter Rush
Produced by Jane Price

with

Mark Elstob
Anna Gilbert
Tom Knight
Richard Lawry
Gordon Milne
Peter Tate
Joan Walker
Thomas Wheatley

At the Edinburgh Festival
12th – 24th August 1991
(Critic’s Choice in The Guardian, The Independent, The Times)

The Lyric Studio Hammersmith
9th June – 4th July 1992

The Almeida Theatre
23rd July – 15th August 1992
(Critic’s Choice in The Guardian, Time Out
)
















photography by Robert Workman

"Acted with resourceful flair. Not one line fails to make an intuitive point. The effect of the whole is pungent, delicate and elusive, engaging and oddly satisfying”
The Financial Times

“Visually stunning production full of comic verve and well-knit cast who grasp this collage of sharp vignettes with savoury images and gusto”
Time Out (Critic’s Choice)

“Crisp staging, vivid design, directed with flair, excellent performances.”
The Times (Critic’s Choice)

“Intelligent staging of Bulgakov’s beautiful novel”

The Independent (Critic’s Choice)

“Highly professional. Immaculate comic performances.”
The Scotsman

“Intelligently reflects the novel’s major moral and philosophical themes”
Times Literary Supplement

“Highly accomplished production. Very memorable and highly charged piece of theatre”

The Stage

“An intelligent and spellbinding production whose images remain with you long after the play is over."
What’s On

“The British Theatre has done well by Bulgakov in recent years. This adaptation of his master piece is a welcome addition to the list”
Evening Standard

“Superb performances from all the cast ensure Bulgakov’s masterpiece is brought to life in all its tragi-comic elements”
Ham and High

“Moments of pure theatrical magic”
Edinburgh Evening News

“Staged with flair and enthusiasm”
The Edinburgh List

“A distinctive and thrilling dramatic production”
Sawt Al-Kuwait International


“Musical accompaniment was used to great effect. The performances, the direction and the new interpretation all contributed to winning the work well deserved acclaim”
Tvar Literarni Tydenik (leading Czech weekly)

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