The Lower Depths by Gorky - Barons Court 31 Aug

Cogs Theatre presents The Lower Depths, by Maxim Gorky, at The Barons Court Theatre, a fringe venue in west Kensington, London, from 31 Aug to 19 Sep 2010.

Directed by Matt Beresford, designed by Katie Lias

Cast includes Russell Barnett, Julian Bird, Emma Carter, Jemma Churchill, Nick Downes, Phillipa Flynn, Jez Jameson, Zoe Land, Sandy Myles, Hannah-Jane Pawsey, Thomas Renshaw, Steven Rodgers, Rajan Sharma, Daniel Simpson.

In the cramped basement of a boarding-house, thieves, whores, cynics and dreamers at the bottom of society struggle to survive in a Russia on the eve of revolution.