When the passionate young Natasha Rostova steps into Moscow’s dazzling high society, she is engaged, marking time during the one-year waiting period stipulated by her fiancé’s father. Her world is upended when Anatole, a charming womanizer, sets his sights on her—not the hardest target. Enter Pierre, Anatole’s disillusioned brother-in-law, who unexpectedly becomes Natasha’s hero, rescuing her reputation from ruin. Sound familiar? The tale is drawn from a crucial 70-page slice of Leo Tolstoy’s epic War and Peace. Directed by Tim Sheader and written by Dave Malloy, this modernized production deftly combines love, desire, elopement, enlightenment, and loss. As the Financial Times critic Sarah Hemming writes, “Perhaps the greatest compliment is that it sends you looking for the book.” —Jeanne Malle
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Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812
A still from Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812.
When
Until Mar 2
Where
Etc
Photo: Courtesy Donmar Warehouse