Churchill in Moscow

'A historical thriller that unfolds as a high-stakes game of diplomatic chess... razor-sharp dialogue and layered character portrayals... deftly balances historical intrigue with moments of unexpected humour... This is more than a history lesson, it's a deeply engaging theatrical experience'

'Spikily poetic dialogue and laugh-aloud gags... an important play by a great theatrical survivor'

'A play bubbling with timely insights about trust, truth and the hard art of compromise'

'Enthralling... persuasive, with an unexpected comic sheen'

'Fascinating... dazzlingly delineates how a potentially ruinous showdown resolved itself into a meeting of minds which, arguably, won the war... unmissable'

'Not to be missed'

'Clever and witty... full of ideas, political playfulness and questing humanity'

'Crisp and witty... sharply incisive... a fascinating study of power, paranoia and realpolitik'

'An assured, amusing and astute piece of writing... Brenton's writing is hugely funny, while never straying from the magnitude of the situation'

'Biting and frequently hilarious... a riotous satire that will linger long in the memory'

'A thrill: a rich, dense imaginative history play dashed through with savage comic absurdity and streaks of unsettling insight'