Alexander "Sasha" Yevgenevich Yevtushenko (born 31 January 1979[1]) is a director and producer of radio dramas for BBC Radio.[3] He is a son of Russian poet Yevgeny Yevtushenko and his third wife, English translator Jan Butler.[1]
Sasha Yevtushenko | |
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| Born | Aleksandr Yevgenevich Yevtushenko (Александр Евгеньевич Евтушенко)[1] 31 January 1979 |
| Other names | Alexander Yevtushenko[2] |
| Occupation(s) | Radio director and producer |
| Employer | BBC Radio |
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In 2016 an adaptation of Mikhail Bulgakov's The Master and Margarita produced by Yevtushenko won the BBC Audio Drama Award in the Best Adaptation category.[4] In 2018, Katie Hims' Black Eyed Girls, which he directed, won the BBC Audio Drama Award for Best Series/Serial.[5]
Selected works edit
As director:
- The Problem of Cell 13 (2011)
- The Count of Monte Cristo (2012, directed by Jeremy Mortimer and Sasha Yevtushenko)
- Lord of the Flies (2013)
- Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (2014)
- Agamemnon (2014)
- The Furies (2014)
- The Voyage of the Damned (2020, audio adaptation starring Toby Jones, Paul Ritter, Allan Corduner and Philip Glenister. Based upon the book by Gordon Thomas and Max Morgan-Witts. )
As producer:
- The Master and Margarita (2015)
References edit
- ^ a b c Guide to the Yevgeny Yevtushenko Papers, ca. 1920-1999ca. 1945-1997
- ^ Yevgeny Yevtushenko, Poet Who Stirred a Generation of Soviets, Dies at 83, The New York Times
- ^ BBC Blogs – The Rivals: The Return of Inspector Lestrade
- ^ BBC Audio Drama Awards 2016 Winners
- ^ "BBC Radio 4 - BBC Audio Drama Awards - The List of 2018 Winners". BBC. Retrieved 14 June 2019.