![]() | Russian Theatre at Edinburgh International Festival24 - 26 August 2012, 30 August - 1 September 2012 Edinburgh Don't miss Dmitry Krymov‘s Midsummer Night's Dream and the Mariinsky Ballet's legendary Cinderella at Edinburgh International Festival! Catherine the Great: An Enlightened Empress13 July – 21 October 2012 The National Museum of Scotland, Chambers Street, Edinburgh EH1 1JF Featuring the greatest collection of treasures from Imperial Russia ever displayed in the UK, this exhibition, organised in partnership with the State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, celebrates the 250th anniversary of Catherine the Great’s ascension to the Russian throne. Little Eagles by Rona Munro16 April – 7 May 2011 The RSC announces Rona Munro's "Little Eagles" at Hampstead Theatre. A story about the battle for military supremacy during the Cold War, coinciding with the 50th anniversary of Yuri Gagarin’s first orbit around the earth. The GardianAlong with the 45 Indian authors arriving in London next week to take part in the book fair's India programme will be a smaller touring party of Russian writers. Like the Indian promotion, Russian Literature Week is based at the fair but also takes in central London - there are nightly discussions with authors at Waterstone's, Piccadilly, starting on Monday - and events around the country. The week in booksAlong with the 45 Indian authors arriving in London next week to take part in the book fair's India programme will be a smaller touring party of Russian writers. Like the Indian promotion, Russian Literature Week is based at the fair but also takes in central London - there are nightly discussions with authors at Waterstone's, Piccadilly, starting on Monday - and events around the country. |