An unusual performance about the cunning Figaro appeared in the repertoire of the Puppet Theater. Obraztsova Automatic translate

MOSCOW. In the repertoire of the capital’s theaters, a new version of the play beloved by most viewers has appeared. In the theater to them. Obraztsova presented to the public the premiere of the play “Crazy Day, or…”. Among all versions of the capital’s productions about the restless butler, the play staged by Boris Konstantinov can be called the most original.

The very idea of ​​“theater in the theater” is not new, but the director brought together people and puppet artists on the stage, who together embodied the plot of the famous Beaumarchais comedy. According to Boris Konstantinov, the subtitle on the play’s poster - “play-rehearsal”, is not accidental, it is this director’s approach to the stage embodiment of the plot that gives scope for improvisation. The performance is filled with jokes, changing clothes, and practical jokes.

The plot of the play remained unchanged. The wedding day of Figaro, the bridegroom of the charming Susanna, because of his master, the almighty count, may end with a dock. However, the cunning Figaro with honor leaves all the traps of the count. The use of puppets on the stage dictates its approach to the text of the play. Therefore, the director, together with Andrei Luchinny, deputy director of the theater, adapted the play specifically for the puppet theater.

The performance begins with the advent of vagabond puppeteers gathering in a village shed for the first rehearsal of a fashion comedy. They are going to show her at a festive performance in the castle of a local nobleman. Usually in the puppet theater, puppets are always in the foreground, and the actors, even appearing on the stage, remain in their shadow. This time it’s the other way around, the artists work on the front of the stage, and then, in the form of puppet characters, appear above the screen.

Each of the participants in the play has its own puppet double. In total, the performance employs 20 artists and about 40 dolls.

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