The Mandate

Moscow 1924, the early days of the Soviet Union. Communism is everywhere - little understood but greatly feared. A landlord must pretend to be a Communist. His cook is mistaken for the missing princess Anastasia, And his lodger is threatening him with the militia

This madcap but sinister farce was a huge success at its premiere in 1925, when it was directed by the legendary Meyerhold

'... a bilious attack on the panic, fear and loss of identity of post-revolutionary Russia ... compelling viewing for lovers of farce or students of Russia's tormented past' ~ Guardian