The Pianist
17 June 09 - 27 June 09
Based on the memoirs of Wladyslaw Szpilman
The Royal Exchange Theatre presents the Manchester International Festival Production
An AMAZING, EVOCATIVE Story
'The tale of an improbable triumph over tragedy, and much to be recommended * * * *' The Times
'Rudy's reputation alone would be enough to buy your ticket, but there's so much more...Peter Guinness...delivers the words quite brilliantly' Manchester Evening News
Best known as an Oscar-winning film by Roman Polanski, this is the remarkably evocative story of one man's time in the Warsaw Ghetto during the Nazi Occupation, first seen as part of the inaugural Manchester International Festival in 2007.
In a repeat of the acclaimed performance by Peter Guinness (pictured below), narrating Szpilman's original text and Mikhail Rudy playing the ravishing music of Chopin, this moving account is a powerful story of suffering, strength and survival that gains extra resonance from the intimate surroundings of the Royal Exchange Theatre.
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