The dreary aspects of Soviet housing and one family's attempt to "exchange" its tiny Moscow apartment for a larger one. Adapted from a novella by the respected Russian writer Yuri Trifanov, as translated by playwright Michael Frayn.
An LA Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring Ian Abercrombie as Viktor's Father, Rosalind Ayres as Lena, Sharon Bamber as Aunt Ahenya, Joyce Blair as Viktor's Mother, Barbara Bosson as Lora, Peter A. Jacobs as Kalugin and Felix, Martin Jarvis as Viktor, Zosukuma Kunene as Alik, Anna Sophie Loewenberg as Natashka, Vonetta McGee as Tanya, Marian Mercer as Lena's Mother, Robin Nordli as Factory Director and Funeral Orator, William Palmieri as Snitkin and others, John Randolph as Viktor's Grandfather, Melissa Smigley as Marina and Girl Next Door, and Malachi Throne as Lena's Father. Directed by Robert Robinson and recorded before a live audience in Santa Monica, CA, in April 1992
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Martin Jarvis, OBE, has recorded more than 150 Just William stories for the BBC. These have become international audio bestsellers. He won the Theatre World Award for his starring role on Broadway in By Jeeves; his West End appearances include works by Ayckbourn, Frayn, Pinter, and Wilde. Screen successes include everything from Stargate Atlantis, Doctor Who, and Numb3rs to The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and the Oscar-winning Titanic.
Rosalind Ayres is a leading English actress whose many movies include the Oscar-winning Gods and Monsters and Titanic. Her audio performances have won awards in both Britain and the United States, including AudioFile Earphones Awards.