Caught up in the maelstrom of post-revolutionary Russia, the Pesiakoff family lose their palatial Moscow home and are re-accommodated in a dilapidated imperial train, complete with their maid. Assigned the position of telephone inspector, Nikolai, unflappable and immaculate in his elegant English suit, soon neglects his duties for a private ambition: to be the first man in the world to record sound on film.

We invite you to join this exuberant family as they clatter across the Soviet Union, striving to succeed and survive in a world with a dangerous and uncertain future. Stephen Poliakoff is widely regarded as one of the finest playwrights of his generation and Britain's foremost screenwriter. Inspired by the true history of his family, and originally commissioned by the RSC, this is the first major staging of the play in over twenty years.

**please note the performance on Friday 30 May starts at 7.00pm**

Comments from our Facebook Friends (reproduced by permission):

"I'm just back from Breaking the Silence and recommend it strongly. (I saw the first production too.) Good choice of play, brilliant acting and production."

Kathy Bell - read Kathy's full review on her blog at: http://kathzsblog.blogspot.com/2008/05/edge-of-history.html

"Three hours is usually a long time for a play or a film but there were very few moments that felt superfluous. The set was superb, the acting great (especially the father, sorry, forgotten the actor's name). I've seen some Poliakoff productions on TV before and they've often sounded great in theory but disappointed in reality, but this was a gripping production. There was a subtle use of historical events (usually going on off stage) to nudge my memory of the Russian Revolution without taking you away from the essential family drama and social changes that were depicted. Recommended."

Gem Woolley