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Thank you to everyone who made Sputnik's recent production One Hour Eighteen Minutes by Elena Gremina a success - and that's over a thousand of you. You can read all about it on our Production page and more about what others said, in the News section. We are now hatching new plans for 2013-2015, do join our mailing list (in the Contact page) to stay up to date with our work.
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Interview

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withNoah Birksted-Breen
One Hour Eighteen Minutes
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  • About Us

    Sputnik is a British theatre company dedicated to sourcing, translating and producing new Russian drama for British audiences.

    There are several strands to Sputnik's work including:
    - producing new Russian plays in the UK
    - programming and organising the Russian Theatre Festival in London
    - developing Russian playwriting through commissions and exchanges
    - outreach work bringing drama to disadvantaged young people
    - cultural events with Russian literature and music

    Why Russia?
    Russia has a history of theatrical innovation. Russian playwrights have played a significant role in shaping modern European theatre.

    Contemporary playwriting in Russia has been going through an important and innovative period since 1991 with a prolific output by predominantly young dramatists.

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