TALES FROM STAR CITY
Cast and Creatives:
Christina Baston
Voices of:
Dan Dawes
Nina Flitman
Jasmin Hinds
Pete Watts
Writer / Director: Dan Dawes
Producer: Nina Flitman
Sound Design: Matt Part
Lighting Designers: Venus Raven and Andrew Whadcoat
Cultural Adviser: Genie Kaminski
Operator: Tallulah Harris
Poster Design: SAAN Designs
Photography: Harry Kenyon and Tom Grace
Graphic Design: Claire Durrant
Recording by SPH Services
Illustrations: Georgie McAusland
Play GC: Lisa Day and Robert Gordon Clark
by Dan Dawes
Tabard Theatre: 20th Feb -- 10th March, 2018
King's Head Theatre: 31st March -- 1st April, 2019
Hounslow Arts Centre: 26th Aug, 2021
UK Tour, 2021
The Soviet Union. 1967. The Space Race is at its height. One woman, Polina Semyenova, is at the centre of it all. She is the listener.
Polina looks back on her dreams of being part of the great Communist movement, during one of the most dramatic decades of the Cold War.
Join Polina as she reaches for the stars, and journeys through some of the brightest and darkest moments of the Space Race.
The critically acclaimed play premiered at The Tabard before transfering to the King's Head with support from Arts Council England in Spring 2019. It also appeared at Hounslow Arts Centre in August 2021, during which the performance was captured for film by SPH Services with support from Hounslow Borough Council. The production then toured the UK as a double bill alongside The Letter of Last Resort by David Greig, which was produced by Play GC Theatre. Venues included Guildhall, Portsmouth; The Place, Bedford; The Alma, Bristol; Town and Gown, Cambridge; and The Kenton, Henley-on-Thames.
