Golden Key:
Events of the Year of the Theater

Large-scale events will cover all regions of our country in the Year of the Theater. In Yevpatoria’s Golden Key, this year will be marked by the acquisition of the status of the Theater of Young Spectators, as well as vivid premieres, large-scale festivals, memorable tours, readings, sincere creative evenings and meetings.

The start of the new creative year was given by the Evpatorians in the Northern State Courtyard of the Vorontsov Palace: on Christmas, in front of the eyes of adults and children, Hoffmann’s fairy tale The Nutcracker came to life. Chess in human height, massively spectacular battles of toys with rats, delicious Chocolate country and even an exact copy of Count Dracula’s wig - together with the actors of the Golden Key Theater and the Youth Theater Studio 22, visitors to the palace found themselves in fantastic lands and countries, found new friends in the face of their fabulous inhabitants. The palace’s architecture supplemented the set design of the performance, and natural weather conditions (rain and wind) “revived” and “dramatized” the already rich fairy-tale world of the fairy tale, showing that for a real friend you need to go into the fire and into the water, rush naked with your arms rats and, most importantly, listen to the voice of your heart!

Now the youth theater "Studio 22" began to reconstruct the play-game "The Wizard of. cities ”based on the tale of A. Volkov staged by merit. Crimean artist Andrei Permyakov. The performance has been living in the theater’s repertoire since 2007, wandering from one children’s acting group to another, gaining new meanings and subtexts… This time, the burden of talking with children about true friendship and self-confidence fell on the shoulders of Studio 22 actors. Spectators will meet the same characters beloved by all: the brave girl Ellie, the brave doggie Totoshka and his friends from the fairy-tale country - the straw Scarecrow, the iron Lumberjack, the cowardly Lion, who, overcoming obstacles, stubbornly go to their dream, meeting witches on their way and Gingham, and the Great and Terrible Wizard Goodwin. The release of the performance is scheduled for February. Cheerful, inviting to the game "Wizard" is designed for any age and will be interesting for both the smallest and adult viewers.

In addition, in February there will be a creative evening of the actor of the youth theater “Studio 22”, directed by Sergey Novikov, in whose actor’s piggy bank 19 roles have gathered over the four years of service at the Yevpatoriya Theater - Grandfather Spiridon in “Dog”, Piglet in “Singing Piglet”, King in Cinderella and others. Director Novikov staged five performances at the Golden Key Theater, including productions for small and large. His modern drama "I am the creature" became the laureate of international festivals in Samara and Yevpatoriya.

Creative evening will be divided into two parts. The first will take place in a stand-up comedy genre: the program includes monologues, songs, interactive with the audience. The second will be a comedy performance "Learn to Drive a Car in absentia" based on the work of the French playwright Claude Fortuno with Sergey in the title role. A light and ironic play will be staged in the grotesque genre. “It is generally easier to live with a joke, a smile and sincere laughter. - says Sergey Novikov. “And if a person knows how to laugh not only at others, but also at himself, it helps him to survive troubles, hardships and his own mistakes.”

In April, the release of the play "About Fedot-Sagittarius, the removed young man" based on the work of Leonid Filatov is planned. It will be a comedy for adults in a new theater genre of post-apocalypse. “Leonid Filatov presented the world with a lot of bright, funny, in a good way popular-minded, textbook comedies, among which the play we have chosen is the most popular. Spectators are waiting for a pure form of hooliganism! ”- says the director of the play Andrei Permyakov.

In the 32 theatrical season, “Golden Key” will try its hand at monodrama. Director, Hon. Crimean artist Anastasia Permyakova will stage an interactive solo performance “Traveling with Baron Munchausen”, where the role of the baron will be played by actor Andrei Permyakov, and the role of the dog Matilda will be played by the dachshund Nirmala Bakkarat. The performance will be very technological, but at the same time funny, understandable and informative.

Children’s Theater "Golden Key" is preparing to release a new edition of the play "The Little Prince" based on the work of Antoine de Saint-Exupery staged by merit. Crimean culture worker Irina Faustova. A very touching and fabulously simple story set forth, lurking in itself an immense universe of worlds, meanings and images, will play on the stage of the theater with the interweaving of the author’s subtexts and intonations of the director performed by children artists.

In the spring, a creative meeting with the actress of the youth theater "Studio 22", plastic tutor Darina Sharpilo is planned. Darina is one of those actresses whose talents and versatility with each role are revealed with renewed vigor, whose crazy energy fills the stage, the auditorium, and even covers nearby streets! Creative evening will be a revelation of the actress in the language of the theater and impeccable vocals.

In the Year of the Theater, the Yevpatorians will continue a series of excursions to the “Magic World of the Backstage”, as well as conduct several readings, including a reading of Pushkin’s “Little Tragedies” on the occasion of the 200th anniversary of the classic. In May, the theater will go to Samara as part of the Big Tour federal program, where it will show three performances: GUSILEBEDI. RU ”,“ The Singing Pig ”and“ I Am the Creature ”. Tours to Moscow and St. Petersburg are also planned.

Photo from the archive of the theater.