Defying Hitler

In 1941, the huge popularity of his poem 'Wait For Me' projected Konstantin Simonov into the literary stratosphere of the Soviet Union. But what price becoming Stalin's favourite writer?, Years later, now ageing and unwell, Simonov looks back on a lifetime as part of Stalin's Soviet elite and confronts his demons. Theatre Unlimited's production premiers at the National Theatre in November and this will be its first tour.