Ksenia Sobchak will play in Gogol's Marriage

In the new production of the Theater of Nations based on Gogol's play “Marriage”, the journalist and TV presenter Ksenia Sobchak will play Swach Feklu Ivanovna.

The role of Podkolesin will be played by Maxim Vitorgan, the role of Agafya Tikhinovna - Anna Ukolova, according to the announcement on the theater website. The director of the performance is Philip Grigoryan.

“Without changing the author, the director freely combines today's rhythms and images, pushes different human types and social masks with each other. - The announcement says. “The new“ marriage ”is a reminder of how cruel to a person the consumption society becomes, and how difficult it is for a person to become himself and how difficult it is to gain personal happiness in the world of affordable temptations and substitutions.”

The premiere of the play will be held on March 4.

Ksenia Sobchak previously starred in a number of Russian films, and also worked on the voice of foreign paintings.