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4 Extra Debut. As Pushkin prepares to fight a duel, his wife begs to hear his most famous story. Based on the poem. Stars Geoffrey Streatfeild.
By Alexander Pushkin.
Adapted by Duncan Macmillan.
Drama based on one of Russia's best loved poems, and the life of the man who wrote it. As Alexander Pushkin prepares to fight a duel, his wife begs him to tell her his most famous story, Eugene Onegin. Onegin is the darling of St. Petersburg. He is young, handsome and bored. But a trip to the countryside is about to change his life forever.
Directed by Abigail le Fleming
About the adapter
Duncan Macmillan is an award winning writer and director. Former Writer in Residence at Paines
Plough and the Royal Exchange Theatre, he has written extensively for theatre in addition to
working in radio and television.
Duncan is currently writing new plays for the National Theatre, Soho Theatre, Paines
Plough and BBC Radio and is adapting George Orwell's 1984 with director Rob Icke for
Headlong/Nottingham Playhouse.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Natalya | Zoe Tapper |
| Pushkin | Geoffrey Streatfeild |
| Onegin | David Dawson |
| Driver | Sean Murray |
| Lensky | Joshua McGuire |
| Housekeeper | Carolyn Pickles |
| Director | Abigail le Fleming |
| Adaptor | Duncan Macmillan |
| Author | Alexander Pushkin |
Broadcasts
Mon 25 Nov 201310:45BBC Radio 4- Mon 25 Nov 201319:45BBC Radio 4
- Mon 3 Jul 201714:30BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Tue 4 Jul 201702:30BBC Radio 4 Extra
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