Episode 4
Tatiana makes a desperate attempt to stop the duel between Onegin and Lensky. Based on the poem. Starring Alix Wilton Regan.
By Alexander Pushkin
Adapted by Duncan Macmillan
Drama based on one of Russia's best loved poems, and the life of the man who wrote it. Pushkin's wife tries desperately to stop her husband fighting his duel, while Tatiana races to stop Onegin and Lensky fighting theirs.
Directed by Abigail le Fleming
About the adapter
Duncan Macmillan is an award winning writer and director. Former Writer in Residence at Paines
Plough and the Royal Exchange Theatre, he has written extensively for theatre in addition to
working in radio and television.
Duncan is currently writing new plays for the National Theatre, Soho Theatre, Paines
Plough and BBC Radio and is adapting George Orwell's 1984 with director Rob Icke for
Headlong/Nottingham Playhouse.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Natalya | Zoe Tapper |
| Driver | John Norton |
| Tatiana | Alix Wilton Regan |
| Olga | Georgie Fuller |
| Zaretsky | Sean Murray |
| Charkhov | Joel MacCormack |
| Lensky | Joshua McGuire |
| Onegin | David Dawson |
| Director | Abigail le Fleming |
| Adaptor | Duncan Macmillan |
| Author | Alexander Pushkin |
Broadcasts
Thu 28 Nov 201310:45BBC Radio 4- Thu 28 Nov 201319:45BBC Radio 4
- Thu 6 Jul 201714:30BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Fri 7 Jul 201702:30BBC Radio 4 Extra
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