My son is dead and sitting on the throne.
1605. Orthodox Russia stands alone, defiant against the Roman Catholic
and Protestant West. The Kremlin has suppressed all opposition and keeps
a ruthless grip on power with the support of the church and an appeal to
nationalist sentiment. In Poland, a formidable young opponent appears:
Dmitry. At his back a Polish army fuelled by fear of the Russian threat
marches on Moscow.
But is he who he thinks he is?
An explosive new version of the great German writer Schiller's last,
unfinished play - resurrected in the unique, pulsating dramatic verse of
Peter Oswald, which premiered in the original production directed by Tim
Supple.
This edition was published to coincide with the world premiere at
Marylebone Theatre in London, in September 2022.