Summerfolk

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1905
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classic drama
drama
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historical drama
National Theatre
plays
Robert Hastie
Russia
Russian drama
stage play

Product details

  • ISBN 9781839045493
  • Weight: 140g
  • Dimensions: 129 x 198mm
  • Publication Date: 26 Mar 2026
  • Publisher: Nick Hern Books
  • Publication City/Country: GB
  • Product Form: Paperback
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'I feel like, soon, the day after tomorrow, some other people are going to come, a strong, bold race, and sweep us off the face of the earth like litter.'

It's a hot, beautiful summer in 1905, and Russia's elite retreats to the countryside to swim, sip champagne and start affairs. 

When you're having this much fun, why care about anything else? But Vavara can't shake the feeling that they're living on stolen time. How long can they go on ignoring the storm that's gathering on the horizon?

A razor-sharp portrait of class, privilege and denial, Summerfolk was written by Maxim Gorky in 1904. This adaptation by Nina Raine and Moses Raine premiered at the National Theatre, London, in 2026, directed by Robert Hastie.

Nina Raine's other work includes Bach & Sons, Stories, Consent and Tribes, which won the New York Drama Critics' Circle Award and Drama Desk Award. Moses Raine's other work includes Shrieks of Laughter, The Survival Handbook and Donkey Heart, which Nina Raine directed.

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