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The Promise (Arbuzov)

Full-Length Play, Drama  /  1f, 2m

During the siege of Leningrad in 1942, three young people – a girl and two boys – find shelter in a semi-derelict house. The play follows the intricacies of their triangular relationship over the next 17 years, as their hopes and feelings for themselves and each other rise and fall.

The Promise (Arbuzov)

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Summary
During the siege of Leningrad in 1942, three young people – a girl and two boys – find shelter in a semi-derelict house. The play follows the intricacies of their triangular relationship over the next 17 years, as their hopes and feelings for themselves and each other rise and fall, offering a moving and fascinating glimpse of life in the Soviet Union after the Second World War.
  • Time Period 19th Century
  • Setting A living room in Leningrad. 1942-1959.

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Ariadne Nicolaeff

Aleksei Arbuzov

Aleksei Arbuzov

Aleksei Arbuzov was born in Moscow on May 26, 1908. He was orphaned at the age of ten and raised by his aunt. His first contact with the theatre came at the age of fourteen, when he was hired as an extra at the Marinski Theatre of St. Petersburg. Afterward, he moved ...
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