Cold war-era musical Chess hopes to capture Moscow audiences
Tim Rice's lyrics rewritten to 'humanise' KGB agent and reflect new geopolitical reality In a week when Moscow and Washington squabbled over arms treaties and Europe imposed fresh sanctions on the Kremlin, Russia has offered a further throwback to the cold war era: its first staging of the 1980s Abba and Tim Rice musical Chess. The story, inspired by real events, tells of the professional and romantic rivalry between…
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