A new theatre version of the Liverpool-based film Letter to Brezhnev will be given its world premiere at the city’s Royal Court next autumn.
Frank Clarke, writer of the screenplay for the 1985 classic, is creating a new production which will be staged at the Royal Court Theatre from 11 September in 2026.
Theresa and Elaine are young, beautiful and full of life. But they don’t think that will last long, because it’s 1985 and this is Kirby. Sergei and Peter are fresh off the boat and revelling in being away from the Soviet Union. Liverpool has opened their eyes.
Teresa is looking for sex and a smile, Elaine wants love, romance and the dream of a life far away from the grime of Liverpool. All of them have the chance to forget their lives and live their dreams for one glorious night.
Starring Alexandra Pigg, Margi Clarke, Alfred Molina and Peter Firth, Letter to Brezhnev was initially released in 1985. It was filmed in just three weeks with locations including the city’s State Nightclub, a chicken giblets factory in Kirkby and Birkenhead which stood in for Moscow.