Mongolia is a landlocked country sandwiched between Russia and China. Maureen Paton travels there to preview a revival of a 1998 play, The Mongol Khan, in advance of its West End premiere.
This production is a spectacle, and a gloriously excessive one, and if you feel you’ve had your fill of stripped-back, minimalist shows, this is a show worth having on your radar.
Mongolia 2000 years ago. A brutal succession battle threatens the very stability of the Empire. As the great Khan struggles to maintain his supremacy, a plot hatches that will forever alter the balance of power. Mongolia’s leading theatre company comes to the UK for the very first time with a lavish production performed by an
The Mongol Khan is seemingly too much for Beijing. Officials have blocked the show within China and put the cast, including foreigners, under surveillance.
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