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'Set in the Ukraine, where the Russian Revolution is sweeping towards Kiev, the play follows the Turbin family as they gather in their home to prepare for the Bolsheviks’ arrival. With the city in chaos, the time has come for its residents to fight or flee. Turbin brothers Alexi and Nikolai have resolved to stay and fight for The White Guard but with Russia broken up into pieces, battling to pull it back together will not be a straightforward task.
As the men ready themselves for the fight, their consistently pragmatic sister Lena strives to maintain calm and order in a home as chaotic as the streets outside. Friends dash in, opportunistic suitors swing by and a sweet, bumbling family member descends unannounced. However, amid all of these arrivals, Lena will also be confronted with a painful and conspicuous departure…' Source: www.sydneytheatre.com.au/ (Sighted 08/06/2011)
Production Details
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First produced at Sydney Theatre, Walsh Bay by the Sydney Theatre Company, 11 June – 10 July 2011.
Director: Andrew Upton.
Sydney Theatre Company July 7 production streamed live to cinemas in Brisbane, Byron Bay, Augusta and Devonport.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Wild Duck Takes Centre Stage at Theatre Awards
2012
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— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 17 January 2012; (p. 3) -
Short Hop from Kiev to Byron
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 27 June 2011; (p. 12)
— Review of The White Guard 2011 single work drama Discusses the plan for the Sydney Theatre Company July 7 production to be streamed live to cinemas in Brisbane, Byron Bay, Augusta and Devonport. -
Heroes and Villains Brought to Life as Winds of Change Trigger a Revolution
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 13 June 2011; (p. 10)
— Review of The White Guard 2011 single work drama -
Stalin's Ghost and the Changing of the Guard
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 7 June 2011; (p. 10)
— Review of The White Guard 2011 single work drama
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Stalin's Ghost and the Changing of the Guard
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 7 June 2011; (p. 10)
— Review of The White Guard 2011 single work drama -
Heroes and Villains Brought to Life as Winds of Change Trigger a Revolution
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 13 June 2011; (p. 10)
— Review of The White Guard 2011 single work drama -
Short Hop from Kiev to Byron
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 27 June 2011; (p. 12)
— Review of The White Guard 2011 single work drama Discusses the plan for the Sydney Theatre Company July 7 production to be streamed live to cinemas in Brisbane, Byron Bay, Augusta and Devonport. -
Wild Duck Takes Centre Stage at Theatre Awards
2012
single work
column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 17 January 2012; (p. 3)
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