The Execution

1982

In 1881 Tsar Alexander II, Holy Father of All Russia, was assassinated by a group called The People’s Will. Written and performed in epic style, with haunting music, The Execution looks at the lives of the women and men who committed themselves to a course of action that was to change the shape of Russian society, and at how they grappled with the morality and politics of revolutionary violence.

Written by Melissa Murray

Cast

Richard Albrecht: Performer
Denise Armon: Performer
Chris Bowler: Performer
Jane Cox: Performer
Gillian Hanna: Performer
Stephen Ley: Performer
Mary McCusker: Performer
John Slade: Performer

Production Team

Sue Dunderdale: Director
Gemma Jackson: Designer
Lindsay Cooper: Music
Veronica Wood: Lighting Designer
Mel Nortcliffe: Technician
Dianne Robson: Administration
Sophie Gibson: Graphics

Places and dates

I.C.A., London: 18/05/1982 - 05/06/1982
Clifton College Theatre, Bristol: 08/06/1982 - 10/06/1982
Ralph Thoresby Community Theatre, Leeds: 16/06/1982 - 19/06/1982
Battersea Arts Centre, London: 25/06/1982 - 26/06/1982

‘The Execution is testimony to the still-striking standards of Monstrous Regiment.’
Benedict Nightingale New Statesman May 1982

‘One is all too rarely able to use the word ‘excellent’ in theatrical criticism. It is therefore with considerable pleasure that I pronounce The Execution to be precisely that.’
Fiona Ellis Gay News May 1982