This major international production traces the sensational rise of Catherine the Great, renowned Empress of Eighteenth Century Russia. Ekaterina begins her journey as a young German princess selected to marry Peter the Third, heir to the Russian throne and grandson of Peter the Great. Her story shows that even in an age of imperial dynasties and arranged marriages, power is not given. It is taken.

This major international production traces the sensational rise of Catherine the Great, renowned Empress of Eighteenth Century Russia. Ekaterina begins her journey as a young German princess selected to marry Peter the Third, heir to the Russian throne and grandson of Peter the Great. Her story shows that even in an age of imperial dynasties and arranged marriages, power is not given. It is taken.