New biographies of old plays

The best performances of March

Five different performances in March. Recommendations of Ksenia Larina

"The Good Man from Sezuan", Pushkin Theatre, director Yury Butusov.

Black and white cabaret in a new original translation by Yegor Peregudov with Zongs in German. A tough, furious performance about the impossibility of love and harmony, about the bestial nature of man, about a world devoid of love and compassion. The main role is played by the brilliant Alexandra Ursulyak, an actress of rare beauty, great dramatic talent and desperate unfeminine courage. The peculiar style of the performance, its sharp sharp drawing, the incredible density of open emotions and passions will not be to everyone's taste. If someone else's pain scares you, it's better not to go.

"Ideal husband. Comedy, Chekhov Moscow Art Theater, directed by Konstantin Bogomolov.

The most scandalous performance of the season *. Thrash, post-modernist joke, black comedy, political pamphlet and burning melodrama in one bottle. An evil and merciless satire, almost a mockery of the modern Russian government and society, riddled with vulgarity and cynicism. For those who want to see an English drama from the life of English lords, I do not recommend watching. The play contains profanity, obscene themes, and deviant relationships.

"Serso", Another Theatre, director Vladimir Ageev.

The famous play by Viktor Slavkin returns to the stage after almost thirty years, comparisons with the legendary play by Anatoly Vasiliev (1985) are inevitable. Vladimir Ageev creates a new biography of a forgotten play and opens up brilliant actors to the mass audience, first of all, a real theater star Arina Marakulina.

"Glass Menagerie", Theater of Nations, director Tufan Imamutdinov.

The classic Tennessee Williams family drama is worth watching for Marina Neelova as Amanda, a single mother of two adult children. Neelova, who never left the walls of Sovremennik, first appears on a foreign stage.

Elder Son, Free Stage Theater Company, director Pavel Safonov.

The best private performance, sincere, lyrical and witty, capable of decorating the playbill of any repertory theater. In the central role of Sarafanov is the touching and poignant Viktor Sukhorukov. Recommended for family viewing.

takes place in Moscow Throughout March and half of April , the Golden Mask festival . The geography of the current "Mask" is Latvia and Finland, Poland and Estonia, the USA and Switzerland. It is worth not to miss the best works of provincial Russian theaters, not spoiled by the attention of the metropolitan public. The festival will include readings of contemporary foreign plays. To hear how the world lives today and to what extent the rhythm of our breathing coincides with it, to understand and overcome our own fears - perhaps the main point of getting acquainted with modern foreign drama, which is in many ways more about us than about them. As part of the "Perepost" program during March, the plays will be presented in Russian translation by young actors and directors on the stage of the Meyerhold Center.