Stockard Channing and Michael Praed Set for The Gates of Kyiv at Theatre Royal Windsor | Playbill

International News Stockard Channing and Michael Praed Set for The Gates of Kyiv at Theatre Royal Windsor

Roxana Silbert will direct the world premiere of Ian Kelly's exploration of the life of Soviet piano virtuoso Maria Yudina.

Stockard Channing and Michael Praed

Ian Kelly's The Gates of Kyiv—a combination of storytelling, music, and dance—will make its world premiere September 4–14 at the Theatre Royal Windsor.

Directed by Roxana Silbert and choreographed by Kenneth Tindall, the production will be narrated by Tony winner Stockard Channing (Joe Egg, Six Degrees of Separation, The West Wing) as Maria Yudina and Michael Praed (42nd Street, Staggered, War of the Worlds) as Shostakovich. They will be joined by Italian-based Russian pianist Gala Chistiakova and international ballet star Xander Parish.

The Gates of Kyiv explores the life of the Soviet piano virtuoso Maria Yudina, the fearless protestor who was fiercely defiant of the repressive regime of Joseph Stalin; she publicly denounced him and his regime, yet somehow, she lived.

The production will conclude with Yudina's famous and furious rendition of Mussorgsky’s Great Gate of Kyiv. On the 150th anniversary of the piece’s writing, Kyiv stands defiant against Russian invasion.

The production will also have design by Ti Green, lighting design by Rick Fisher, sound design by Fred De Faye, and video design by Louis Price.

Bill Kenwright LTD produces in association with Oxana Symonds and George Fenton for BEMUSE Performing Arts UK.

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