Kalashnikov - In the Woods by the Lake; A play in eight parts (Paperback)

This is a provocative new play about Mikhail Kalashnikov - the Russian inventor of the AK47 assault rifle, and a decorated Soviet hero. Set in Kalashnikov's dacha amidst the dark woods and waters of a fairy tale Russian landscape, a young journalist, Volkov, comes to interview the elderly Kalashnikov about his time on the front line and his subsequent invention of the AK-47 assault rifle. With the help of his daughter and grand-daughter, Kalashnikov initially welcomes Volkov into his home but as the questions harden and ambiguities appear in Kalashnikov's recollections, some painful and extremely uncomfortable truths begin to emerge... Touring in Autumn 2011, tour dates include: Oxford Playhouse: 6th-8th October 2011 Ben Travers Theatre, Charterhouse: October 11th 2011 Guildford's Yvonne Arnaud: October 13th & 14th 2011 Theatre 503, London: October 17th - 29th 2011 Colchester's Mercury Theatre Studio: November 10th -12th 2011