Vassa
‘There are no miracles in this world. Only those we make for ourselves.’
It's 8 a.m. and a revolt is underway.
The father is dying. The son is spying. The wife is cheating. The uncle is stealing. The mother is scheming. The dynasty is crumbling.
One house. One fortune. One victor.
Maxim Gorky's savagely funny play Vassa Zheleznova was first published in 1910. Mike Bartlett's adaptation, Vassa, premiered at the Almeida Theatre, London, in October 2019.
Mike Bartlett is one of the UK's most exciting and inventive writers. His plays include King Charles III and Albion at the Almeida Theatre. His work has also been performed at the National Theatre, the Royal Court, in the West End, around the UK, and on Broadway, winning numerous awards. For television he has written Doctor Foster, Trauma and Press.