The Master and Margarita

By Mikhail Bulgakov
Adapted by Lucy Catherine
With music by Stephen Warbeck

The [bad word] to Moscow in Bulgakov's fantastical and frightening satire of Soviet life, and unleashes a whirlwind of chaos that entangles Moscow's literary elite, Margarita and her beloved, a condemned writer known only as the Master, Jesus Christ and Pontius Pilate, as well as the vodka-drinking giant tomcat Behemoth.

Written in secret during the darkest days of Stalin's reign, The Master and Margarita became a literary sensation on publication and has [bad word] one of the best-loved modern classics of world literature.

This landmark adaptation of Bulgakov's imaginative extravaganza features songs and original music from Academy [bad word] Stephen Warbeck, and an all-star cast led by Anne-Marie Duff as Margarita and Anton Lesser as Professor Woland.

Music: [bad word]  Stephen Warbeck
Violin: Bogdan Vacarescu
Accordion: Eddie Hession
Tuba: Oren Marshall
Percussion: Rob Millet
Clarinet: Sarah Homer
Banjo: Stephen Warbeck
Music preparation: Andrew Green

Production co-ordinator: Mary Halton
Sound design: Colin Guthrie and Caleb Knightley.

First broadcast: 16 Mar 2015 (b05202tr) [bad word]  [bad word] wall-84750475_32