In the Nizhny Novgorod drama. Gorky director Sergei Kutasov held the first rehearsals of the play "Russian Bear"

NIZHNY NOVGOROD. In the drama to them. Gorky director Sergei Kutasov began work on the production of the play "Russian Bear", written by one of the most famous Russian playwrights Boris Razer. His plays were staged by the best directors of the country, and the most popular actors played them. Sergei Kutasov has already happened to be the director of a play written by Boris Mikhailovich.

Then there was an acquaintance of Sergei Kutasov with a popular playwright. The director worked in the Metropolitan Theater. Simonova. Boris Razer brought to the theater the play “Old Russians”, the production of which was entrusted to Sergei Kutasov. The performance turned out to be successful, as it was remarkable not only the play, but also the leading actors, the audience’s favorites V. Shalevich and A. Kamenkov.

Sergey Kutasov got acquainted with the play “Russian Bear” a little later. According to the author, this play was written for Elena Nightingale, a famous actress who now lives in America. Boris Razer and the events of the play described as occurring in one of the American states. However, it is not so important where the action of the play takes place.

The main thing is that the theme is raised in it eternal - children grow up, they have their own life, and parents lose the meaning of their life, being alone. The playwright managed to write a play in which sadness and fun, sentimentality and tenderness coexist. This topic also caught Sergei Kutasov, who took up the production of the play by Boris Razer.

The first rehearsals of the future performance have already taken place, the composition of the performers has been determined. In the premiere, scheduled for the beginning of next season, viewers will see the People’s Artist of the Russian Federation Georgy Demurov, Honored Artists Anatoly Firstov and Tamara Kirillova, actress Julia Muranova. It is possible that the premiere performance will appear on the stage under a different name.

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