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A Woman Walks into a Bank review " tricksy Russian tragicomedy with a talking cat by Arifa Akbar

Theatre503, LondonRoxy Cook's award-winning debut is a whimsical, layered meta-tale about the clash of old Soviet ways and modern, capitalist culture This play opens just as the title promises. Two narrators tell us the story of an elderly woman (Giulia Innocenti) from old Russia who is stranded in the new Moscow of 2018 that is still high from hosting the World Cup. She is sold a loan with an extortionate interest r…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:18AM on December 1, 2023

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