Paper marriage performance cast. "Paper marriage", performance: reviews, impressions, interesting facts and description
Interestingly, for Elena Yakovleva, who played in "Intergirl", this role is like a continuation of the film: after many years, "intergirl" Dasha (it is not indicated, however, whether the heroine of the play was a prostitute in the past) opens a brothel, but her business burns out , and she is forced to pay off a huge debt, working as a nurse for an American of Russian-Jewish origin, Stephen, who lives in a luxurious house on conditional Rublyovka. Stephen is ill with something, so the third hero of the production is a young doctor, Yegor, who is saving up money to go to America. Both Egor and Dasha live in the same house and endure the antics of their eccentric master.
The play is worthy, it seemed to me that I was watching something from Neil Simon, but with a Russian (and Jewish) bias and simpler, since it was not Simon who wrote this play, but Sergei Bodrov Sr. (co-authored by Hanna Slutsky) . Bodrov has a place where you can find some things that you won’t find in America (this is not about a brothel, there is something more serious), and it seems like hello from the 90s, but why not, underground brothels are still exist. There is a story that is not quite clear to me, like he wrote the script a long time ago, but then his son died tragically, and the original play called "The Nurse" has now turned into "Paper Marriage".
The direction of Alexander Ogarev is excellent, it is felt that the three actors and the director both worked together and gave their best. There are not three actors, Dasha is always played by Elena Yakovleva, Stephen is currently played by Sergey Makovetsky and Alexander Yatsko, and Egor by Daniil Spivakovsky and Ilya Bledny. I watched the production with Yatsko and Bledny. I involuntarily imagined in Yatsko Makovetsky's place, and how he would play, and then with what intonations he would say, but I liked Yatsko. Makovetsky is soft, and Yatsko is harder, drier, and his eye burns with a crazy spark, in Stephen, even though he is sick, the drive is huge. Ilya Bledny fits perfectly into the trio of actors much older than him, he is both handsome and in excellent physical shape (break dance!), And he plays well. Well, the prima here is Yakovleva. So this is a tragicomedy, there is a lot of comedy, her Dasha flaunts in ridiculous outfits that smell like mothballs (thanks to the costume designers for the crazy veil sticking up), witty parrying Stephen's remarks, but this funny middle-aged heroine is very sincere, therefore she evokes both a smile and sympathy.
All three characters are absolutely unhappy. However, the finale of the play is almost fabulous, although the tragedy has not disappeared from tragicomedy. But the characters became much happier, some for a short time due to circumstances, and the door to new life. And the unexpectedly touching, sincere, pure in people who have experienced difficult times in their lives and are sometimes prone to cynicism are very captivating, but still something remains unspent.
Amor omnia vincit - Love conquers everything.
In the beginning there was a script called "The Nurse". And the fate of this scenario was surprisingly smooth: the magnificent director Sergei Bodrov, known for his films throughout the world cinematographic community, the owner of a lot of prizes at the most prestigious festivals; it was planned to invite the American star John Malkovich, Ingeborga Dapkunaite and Sergei Bodrov Jr. to the main roles of The Nurse. The project was moving towards launch. But a terrible, unfair, irreparable thing happened ... Sergei Bodrov Jr. died during the filming of his new film. It became impossible to continue the project. Even at the thought of this failed film, a bitter lump came to the throat. Time passed, and Sergei Bodrov himself suggested returning to this story. So the play "Paper Marriage" was created. It is almost impossible to pinpoint the genre of this play – bitter comedy or funny drama? Maybe it's not worth dividing plays into genres, just as life itself does not fit into any framework, where tears, smiles, hope, and despair are so intertwined. And the story is simple. Russian-American Steven lives in a luxurious villa near Moscow and is being treated for an unknown illness. Or not being treated, but simply pretending to justify his disgusting character at least a little. A nurse and a doctor live with him in the house. Steven is obnoxious, capricious, and every day the nurse is going to run away from this profitable but intolerable job. The doctor is more tolerant, he will soon leave for the USA to become an American doctor, and there he will quickly forget about his last job in his homeland. Gradually, we understand that no one needs all three in this world, and only in this house, like on the sinking Titanic, can they support each other for some time.
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Buy on performance Paper Marriage tickets Worth it for everyone who likes to reflect on life. The play for this performance was written by Sergei Bodrov Sr., and it was originally planned that his son would play in it. However, bereavement halted the production of the production. It is difficult to unambiguously define its genre - the comic is too closely intertwined with the tragic.
Probably, one should not try to single out genres, while life is inherently too contradictory. Buy tickets for the performance Paper Marriage definitely worth it to anyone who wants to reflect on life together with famous actors. Cast: Valery Garkalin/Sergey Makovetsky, Elena Yakovleva, Ilya Bledny/Vladimir Pankov/Daniil Spivakovsky.
Steven's Cloudy Days
As for the main character, he is a wealthy American of Russian origin, who toils in one of the villas near Moscow. A nurse and a doctor live with him in the house. Steven is obnoxious, capricious, so the nurse every day is going to run away from this profitable, but unbearable job.
The doctor is more tolerant: with the money he earns, he is going to leave for the USA. Gradually, we understand that no one needs all three of them in this world, and only in this house, like on a sinking Titanic, can they support each other for some time. Order tickets for the play Paper Marriage you can do it as simply as possible on the VipTicket website.
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Theatre. A.S. Pushkin does not often please its audience with non-repertory productions. This time it is a wonderful play "Paper Marriage", based on the play by Sergei Bodrov "Nurses". This is the story of three lonely people who realize that only together can they survive. A dynamic, bright and light production, in which smiles and tears, hopes and despair intertwined, richly flavored with jokes, songs and dances.
The tragicomedy "Paper Marriage" was conceived as a cinematic project, in which it was planned to invite the famous American actor John Malkovich, as well as no less famous Russian actors - Bodrov (junior) and Ingeborga Dapkunaite. The tragic death of Bodrov Jr. prevented the realization of this wonderful screenplay. And only many years later, Sergei Bodrov Sr. offered to return to this fascinating story again.
The plot of the play is quite simple. At a rich villa in the Moscow region, the American Stephen, who is of Russian origin, is being treated. There is always a doctor and a nurse next to him. The extravagant rich man has an unbearable character, so the nurse cannot endure hysterical antics and dreams of leaving work as soon as possible, although profitable, but unbearable. The doctor also has big plans for the future: he is going to go overseas.
But gradually before us appear the images of three no one in this world the right people who can only survive by supporting each other. In order to somehow diversify his existence, the American offers his nurse to arrange a fictitious marriage. But even such a "paper" union, based on relationships without feelings, cannot be unsuccessful.
The viewer will see an excellent acting game, filled with nuances and halftones. After all, Elena Yakovleva, Sergey Makovetsky and Vladimir Pankov met on the same stage - a galaxy of brilliant Russian actors, each of whom was awarded various theater awards.
