Patriots

If the politicians cannot save Russia, then we businessmen must. We have not just the responsibility but the duty to become Russian heroes. 1991. The Fall of the Soviet Union. With the dawning of a new Russia, there are winners and losers, and today's patriot can fast become tomorrow's traitor. As a new generation of oligarchs fights to seize control, we follow billionaire businessman Boris Berezovsky - the 'kingmaker' behind Vladimir Putin - from the president's inner circle to public enemy number one, in this unflinching story of ambition and the dangers of loyalty and love. Peter Morgan's Patriots opened at the Almeida Theatre, London, in July 2022. 'Morgan describes his plays as an 'odd collection of pas de deux - dances between very different kinds of people.' This chemistry of opposition is the seam out of which he has mined some terrific tales . . . His newest eloquent exercise in warring dualities is Patriots . . . Morgan's unusually absorbing saga of Berezovsky's complex personality and tragic predicament - alienated both from his country and from himself - is definitely worth it. In the deadening heat of this confounding summer, it brings the refreshing novelty of intelligence and stimulation.' - John Lahr

Peter Morgan is a writer for stage and screen. As well as receiving Oscar and BAFTA Award nominations for his screenplay for Stephen Frears' The Queen, Morgan won a host of international awards including Golden Globe, British Independent Film and Evening Standard British Film Awards. The award-winning and Tony-nominated play Frost/Nixon received critical acclaim on both sides of the Atlantic before being adapted into a multi- Academy Award-nominated film of the same name. The film garnered five Oscar nominations, including Best Screenplay. Morgan's many other film credits include the award-winning The Last King of Scotland, The Damned United and Rush. His extensive television credits include The Lost Honour of Christopher Jeffries, the critically acclaimed The Deal - the first part of Morgan's 'Tony Blair Trilogy' (BAFTA Award for Best Drama) - The Special Relationship and Longford. In 2013, Peter wrote the award-winning West End play The Audience, starring Helen Mirren. He is the creator and showrunner of The Crown, which debuted on Netflix in 2016. The series has won numerous awards, including two Golden Globes for Best Television Series - Drama and many Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Drama Series and Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series. The sixth, and final, season is scheduled to air in 2023.