Based on Paweł Pawlikowski’s Academy Award-nominated film, Cold War is an epic love story spanning the decades and breadth of Europe at its most divided. Featuring traditional Polish songs, stirring choral arrangements, alongside music from Grammy Award-winner Elvis Costello, Conor McPherson‘s (Girl from the North Country, The Weir) adaptation of Cold War is a compelling story of passion, redemption, and the journey to be free.
Directed by Almeida Artistic Director Rupert Goold (Tammy Faye), this poignant new musical features Anya Chalotra (The Witcher) and Luke Thallon (Patriots). The Production featured Sound Design by Agency Client Sinéad Diskin. Check out the review round-up below:
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The iNews “One of the best plays of 2023″
⭐⭐⭐⭐ Financial Times “Cold War combines love, politics and art in a stirring drama”
⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Telegraph “more gold from Rupert Goold with this tender, tragic love story”
⭐⭐⭐⭐ Culture Whisper “Soulful, sprawling and laced with a fervid mix of Polish folk songs and Elvis Costello hits, Conor McPherson’s Cold War adaptation hits all the right notes”
⭐⭐⭐⭐ Evening Standard “Pawel Pawlikowski’s doomed love story, brilliantly translated to the stage”
⭐⭐⭐⭐ WhatsOnStage “It’s an unusual and original show, one that haunts you long after you leave the theatre, its essential sadness sweetened by tinges of hope and a deep humanity”
⭐⭐⭐⭐ Time Out “Anya Chalotra and Luke Thallon are magnificent in this swooning adaptation of the hit Polish indie film”
⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Times “a lush tender play with joy as well as trauma”
⭐⭐⭐ The Guardian “Conor McPherson follows doomed love across eastern bloc”
⭐⭐⭐ The Independent “Stylish staging of love in post-war Poland is strangely rootless”
⭐⭐⭐ The Stage “Poignant and meditative”
Agency Client Sinéad Diskin is represented by Maeve Bolger.