‘Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.’ The German theatre makers Barbara Bürk and Clemens Sienknecht are famous for their clever, comic theatre adaptations of literary classics. Having tackled Effi Briest, they have now had a go at Anna Karenina, the Russian heroine of Leo Tolstoy’s monumental 19th century novel. The book has been recast as a sparkling 1970s and 1980s radio show. Listen to music by Grandmaster Flash, the Eurythmics and the Steve Miller Band, and see how love ruins Anna Karenina. This is a refined and irresistible theatrical comedy.
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