The Knight
of the Burning Pestle
“A blaze of life and theatre”
Télérama
The Knight
of the Burning Pestle
Cast and creative team
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Alexander Feklistov | Grocer |
| Agrippina Steklova | Grocer’s wife |
| Nazar Safonov | Rafe |
| Sergei Miller | Venturewell |
| Anna Vardevanian | Luce |
| Kirill Chernyshenko | Jasper |
| Andrei Kuzichev | Humphrey |
| Alexei Rakhmanov | Mr Merrythought |
| Anna Karmakova | Mrs Merrythought |
| Danila Kazakov | Michael |
| Kirill Sbitnev | Tim |
Creative Team
| Role | Name |
|---|---|
| Director | Declan Donnellan |
| Designer | Nick Ormerod |
| Lighting designer | Alexander Sivaev |
| Composer | Pavel Akimkin |
| Choreographer | Irina Kashuba |
| Assistant director | Igor Teplov |
Previous performances
Previous Performance
| Date | Location |
|---|---|
| 18-19 October 2019 | Moscow, Pushkin Drama Theatre, Russia |
| 24-26 September 2019 | Toulouse, Théâtre de la Cité, France |
| 4 August 2019 | Gdańsk, Gdański Teatr Szekspirowski, Poland |
| 16 January–2 February 2019 | Sceaux, Les Gémeaux, Paris, France |
| 13–15 March 2019 | Moscow, Pushkin Drama Theatre, Russia |
| 30 March 2019 | Moscow, Pushkin Drama Theatre, Russia |
| 24-28 April 2019 | Madrid, Centro Dramático Nacional, Spain |
| 21–22 May 2019 | Moscow, Pushkin Drama Theatre, Russia |
| 5-8 June 2019 | London, Barbican, UK |
| 27 June 2019 | Moscow, Pushkin Drama Theatre, Russia |
Awards and reviews
Awards
Best Show of the Season 2019
Moskovskiy Komsomoletc Newspaper
Best Production 2019
Crystal Turandot Awards
Reviews
France
“Simple and wild direction… Diabolical tempo… Radical…A blaze of life and theatre.”
Télérama Read the full review
“Irresistible…A whirlwind anthem to theatre and why we need it now”
Le Figaro Read the full review
“Exhilarating”
Les Inrockuptibles Read the full review
“Virtuoso cast”
Les Echos
Russia
“Witty, joyous, never before have we seen such a collision of traditional and modern art!”
MK
“Donnellan grasps something in Russia that we, being inside, just don’t notice – this is why, as always, he hits the nail right on the head”
Rossiyskaya Gazeta
Spain
“Touched by grace…Donnellan gives free rein to the Russian actors, all magnificent”
El País Read the full review
“Pure fun, pure enjoyment”
ABC Read the full review
“Imagination and perfection”
El Mundo Read the full review
“A magnificent and versatile cast…Extraordinary”
El Cultural Read the full review
“Brilliant and festive…The audience melted with pleasure at Cheek by Jowl and its acclaimed Russian company”
Periodista Digital Read the full review
UK
“Cultural sabotage of the wittiest kind…performed by a crack Russian cast”
The Telegraph Read the full review
“The Russian company is dizzyingly skilful”
The Stage Read the full review
“Audacious and bewitching”
The Times
“Freshly modern, polemic and truly hilarious”
Theatre Weekly Read the full review
“a wonderful, mad night”
What’s On Stage Read the full review
Nazar Safonov. Photograph: Johan Persson. 
Agrippina Steklova, Nazar Safonov and Alexander Feklistov. Photograph: Johan Persson. 
Danila Kazakov and Anna Karmakova. Photograph: Johan Persson. 
Sergei Miller. Photograph: Johan Persson. 
Kirill Sbitnev. Photograph: Johan Persson. 
Kirill Chernyshenko. Photograph: Johan Persson. 
Nazar Safonov. Photograph: Johan Persson. 
The Company. Photograph: Johan Persson. 
Kirill Chernyshenko and Anna Vardevanian. Photograph: Johan Persson. 
Sergei Miller, Kirill Chernyshenko, Anna Vardevanian and Alexei Rakhmanov. Photograph: Johan Persson. 
Agrippina Steklova. Photograph: Johan Persson.
“Exhilarating”
Les Inrockuptibles
