The Cellar and the Almond Tree

The Countess lives in her East European palace, oblivious to the new regime that has moved in. After the war Volubin, a Marxist writer, is instructed to obtain from her the keys to her wine-cellar, which are needed for a celebration dinner. First shown in 1970, this play charts the transition of dictatorial power in the 20th century.

• Alan BridgesDirector

• Celia JohnsonCast
• Peter VaughanCast
• Sydney TaflerCast
• Bernard KayCast
• Patsy ByrneCast
• Jon RollasonCast
• Peter JessonCast