The best gift: tickets to the theater - Moscow theaters put Chekhov!

"Songs zaunvyvnye" about the weird age of theatrical classics sound long ago. Not the first century. And classical literature, both in its traditional form and in its dramatic appearance, does not think to leave the stage. In every sense of the word. Chekhov's plays do not become obsolete either. As all wise, honest, sincere, deep. International Theater Festival. AP Chekhov this year was held for the tenth time. And how many surprises were in the past, in the year of the 150th anniversary of Anton Pavlovich!

Take at least remembered all the play "Plato", which in June 2010 showed the actors of the National Drama Center from the Spanish capital. Those who bought tickets to the theater in Madrid were not disappointed by the expressive "southern" interpretation of our classic. Juan Mayorga did not pervert the Chekhov text, nothing changed in it, but only condensed the action as much as possible.

In the autumn of 2011, the inveterate theatergoers discussed another sign statement: Vakhtangov's "Uncle Vanya" in the interpretation of Rimas Tuminas. This is a rare example of combining your own vision of classics, modern reading and careful, even respectful attitude to the source material. The move is somewhat similar to the above: the author remains, his position is not distorted, but the "degree" of emotions is elevated, as is the concentration of events.

Other theaters in Moscow, too, do not remain indifferent to the high notes of Chekhov's philosophy. In the School of Contemporary Play, the Seagull was re-voiced in a new way. In the posters the genre is listed as "real operetta". Yes, in comparison with the author's definition of "comedy" is even more original. But ... do not rush to conclusions. Composer Alexander Zhurbin wrote really unique music. A playwright Vadim Zhuk, at first glance, committed blasphemy: rewrote the text of Anton Pavlovich in the rhymed vaudeville style.
It turns out funny and instructive. Two and a half hours the spectator unravels the puzzle: if this is a comedy, then where do these piercing notes of piercing melancholy? ..
"Seagull" is not forgotten in the province. Several times in the last decade, her characters came to life on a small stage in the small northern town of Novodvinsk.

The director of the local folk theater Olga Paiusova in November 2011 was awarded the title of Honored Worker of Culture of the Russian Federation. Including, and thanks to this creative feat. By the efforts of amateur performers, the play was staged more than once, and always - when sold out in the hall for several hundred seats.
As another classic said, and today's sages have a pretty Chekhovian simplicity!