Marylebone theatre, LondonPeter Oswald's take on Friedrich Schiller's unfinished tragedy shows Russia's recurrent turn towards tyranny When Friedrich Schiller died aged 45 in 1805, he left not only masterpieces like Mary Stuart, but plans for a historical tragedy about Dmitry, the pretender to the Russian throne who overthrew Boris Godunov in 1605. Peter Oswald turns this material into a juicy political thriller to o…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:37PM on October 5, 2022