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The play is dedicated to the unsuccessful marriage of Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe.
Based on the eponymous play-fable by Samuil Marshak, produced by the State Central Children's Theatre (Russian Academic Youth Theatre).
About the fate of Nikolai Pavlovich Shmidt, a Moscow factory owner who dreamed of improving the condition of workers not only at his own enterprise but throughout Russia.
The play tells the story of the last year of the life of the legendary French actress Sarah Bernhardt. Sarah's life is coming to an end. She must hurry to tell the truth about herself, so she writes her memoirs.
In the small French town of Arles, the brilliant artist Vincent van Gogh lived through his star period – with yellow sunflowers, a red vineyard, Arlesian women and men, all transferred onto his magical canvases. Here, he, as lonely as anyone, called out to his fellow artists, dreaming of creating a Southern School, where artists could live and work in harmony with nature and with each other. No one responded. Only one came – the genius Paul Gauguin. However, their relationship resembled the famous bullfight in Arles in some ways. And then there was the mistral – the cold northwestern wind blowing along the Mediterranean coast of France from deep autumn to spring, bringing with it anxiety and unease…
About the extraordinary adventures of the young scientist Vasya Osokin and his invention – a chocolate dog named Tyuti, designed for joint space travel.
The action of the play takes place in the USA, in a nursing home. In Bentley House, or the 'house of death,' as it is called by the people, fate brings together a wealthy businessman and a female manager. Each has their own life, their own drama behind them. Family, children, home, work, successes – all in the past. Everything starts quite decently. He suggests they have some fun – play cards, teaching her the card game gin, while cynically discussing his surroundings, calling it 'a dump of bodies not quite ready for the cemetery.' The lady proves to be a quick learner and unexpectedly wins. He, torn between two conflicting feelings (sympathy for this woman and the passion of a gambler), and she, seeking a cure for her loneliness in their meetings. Both need communication with each other, but for him, the main goal becomes winning at cards against this woman. And perhaps, winning against life itself...
About the tragedy of a family whose members are subjected to such terrible vices as drug addiction and alcoholism. The prototypes of the drama are the writer's relatives.
The plot of the play 'The Last Ones' at the Gogol Theatre centers around the Kolomiytsev family. Their home resembles the ruins left after a bombing, and the characters themselves appear as the last survivors of a worldwide catastrophe. The appearance of their house symbolizes the destruction of age-old foundations and family traditions. Despite the fact that some of the characters make timid attempts at reconciliation and family reunification, singing songs around the campfire in unison, it is clear to the audience that the rift is inevitable and unavoidable.
Extraordinary and mysterious events begin very ordinarily: journalist Larsen arrives at the home of the famous writer, Nobel laureate Znorco, to conduct an interview. The writer lives alone on an island in the Norwegian Sea. During the interview, details of Znorco’s life and work are revealed. The writer's new novel is a genuine correspondence between Znorco and his lover, who later became Larsen's wife. Several years ago, she passed away, yet letters from her continued to arrive.