The Ships Pass Quietly

Western Australian playwright John Aitken’s remarkable tribute to Russian poet Anna Akhmatova, The Ships Pass Quietly, will be revived with the original cast at the Subiaco Arts Centre Studio from June 23 to July 11.

Based on the turbulent life of celebrated Russian poet, The Ships Pass Quietly was originally produced at The Blue Room to acclaim with Vivienne Glance as Akhmatova, and fellow actors, Irene Jarzabek, Craig Fong and Ethan Tomas.

The Ships Pass Quietly presents the life of Akhmatova as well as her work against the backdrop of revolutionary Leningrad. A literary celebrity in pre-revolutionary St Petersburg, she fell foul of the party line and her reputation and family were attacked. Despite her husband being shot and later her son imprisoned in Stalinist gulags to buy her silence, Akhmatova continued to write. Her poetry was seen as so subversive that friends memorised the words and then burnt the physical evidence.

The Ships Pass Quietly
The power of the word - the turbulent life and work of celebrated Russian poet Anna Akhmatova is brought to the stage. Subiaco Arts Centre Studio, June 23 to July 11

Tickets: Preview $10 / Adults $32.80 / Concession $27.50 / Students $18.00 / Children $15.35
Bookings: www.bocsticketing.com.au or 9484 1133