The White Guard single work   drama  
Note: A new version by Andrew Upton adapted from the novel and play The White Guard by Mikhail Bulgakov.
Issue Details: First known date: 2011... 2011 The White Guard
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'Set in the Ukraine, where the Russian Revolution is sweeping towards Kiev, the play follows the Turbin family as they gather in their home to prepare for the Bolsheviks’ arrival. With the city in chaos, the time has come for its residents to fight or flee. Turbin brothers Alexi and Nikolai have resolved to stay and fight for The White Guard but with Russia broken up into pieces, battling to pull it back together will not be a straightforward task. As the men ready themselves for the fight, their consistently pragmatic sister Lena strives to maintain calm and order in a home as chaotic as the streets outside. Friends dash in, opportunistic suitors swing by and a sweet, bumbling family member descends unannounced. However, amid all of these arrivals, Lena will also be confronted with a painful and conspicuous departure…' Source: www.sydneytheatre.com.au/ (Sighted 08/06/2011)

Production Details

  • First produced at Sydney Theatre, Walsh Bay by the Sydney Theatre Company, 11 June – 10 July 2011.

    Director: Andrew Upton.

    Sydney Theatre Company July 7 production streamed live to cinemas in Brisbane, Byron Bay, Augusta and Devonport.

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First known date: 2011
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Works about this Work

Wild Duck Takes Centre Stage at Theatre Awards Clare Morgan , 2012 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 17 January 2012; (p. 3)
Short Hop from Kiev to Byron Samantha Selinger-Morris , 2011 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 27 June 2011; (p. 12)
— Review of The White Guard Andrew Upton , 2011 single work drama Discusses the plan for the Sydney Theatre Company July 7 production to be streamed live to cinemas in Brisbane, Byron Bay, Augusta and Devonport.
Heroes and Villains Brought to Life as Winds of Change Trigger a Revolution Jason Blake , 2011 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 13 June 2011; (p. 10)
— Review of The White Guard Andrew Upton , 2011 single work drama
Stalin's Ghost and the Changing of the Guard Andrew Upton , 2011 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 7 June 2011; (p. 10)
— Review of The White Guard Andrew Upton , 2011 single work drama
Stalin's Ghost and the Changing of the Guard Andrew Upton , 2011 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 7 June 2011; (p. 10)
— Review of The White Guard Andrew Upton , 2011 single work drama
Heroes and Villains Brought to Life as Winds of Change Trigger a Revolution Jason Blake , 2011 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 13 June 2011; (p. 10)
— Review of The White Guard Andrew Upton , 2011 single work drama
Short Hop from Kiev to Byron Samantha Selinger-Morris , 2011 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 27 June 2011; (p. 12)
— Review of The White Guard Andrew Upton , 2011 single work drama Discusses the plan for the Sydney Theatre Company July 7 production to be streamed live to cinemas in Brisbane, Byron Bay, Augusta and Devonport.
Wild Duck Takes Centre Stage at Theatre Awards Clare Morgan , 2012 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 17 January 2012; (p. 3)
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