A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian

A wonderful re-telling of a dark family comedy, adapted for the stage from Marina Lewycka's bestselling novel. It explores the hopes and hardships of immigrants, and how the past can shape a family.

Nikolai, an 86 year old retired Ukrainian engineer and tractor historian in Peterborough, has fallen in love with 36 year old Valentina. His daughters, Vera and Nadezhda, who have not spoken to one another since their mother's death, unite in horror to defend their father and what remains of his pension.

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But is Valentina a refugee searching for better opportunities, or a bogus visa seeker trying to cheat a vulnerable old man? Growing closer to her sister, and unearthing some family history from which she has previously been shielded,