Maly Theatre also known as «The House of Ostrovsky» yet again turns to the work of a great dramatist. «Enough Stupidity in Every Wise Man» is one of those plays that bring fresh life in its wit and humour for a modern audience.
Ostrovsky tells a story of penniless young Glumov, a social climber who seeks entrance into society's pampered class. He has a quick mind that enables him to manipulate his relatives and acquaintances’ vanities and hypocrisies and expose in a diary what he really thinks about them. Being infatuated with pride he is unaware of the dangers it presents…
In 2006 the production received the The State Prize of the Russian Federation in the field of Culture.
Performance Director – Vladimir Beilis
Scenography – Enar Stenberg
Composer – Shandor Kallosh
Costume Designer – Natalia Povago
Lighting Designer – Efim Udler
Assistant Directors – Alexander Shuiskiy, Vladimir Egorov, Tatiana Egorova
Premiere – June 14th, 2002
100th performance – November 20th, 2005
200th performance – October 9th, 2009
300th performance – February 1st, 2014
Running Time: 3 hours 20 minutes
Suitable for 12+yrs
A comedy in 5 acts
The performance runs with one intermission
Roles and actors:
Egor Dmitrievich Glumov, a young man народный артист России Alexander Vershinin заслуженный артист России Vasiliy Zotov
Glafira Klimovna Glumova, his mother Klavdiya Moiseeva заслуженная артистка России Yulia Zykova
Neil Fedoseich Mamaev, a rich man, Glumov's distant relative народный артист России Sergey Eremeev
Cleopatra Lvovna Mamaeva, his wife Laureate of USSR State Prizes and Russian Federation Government Awards, народная артистка России Irina Muravyova
Krutitskiy, an oldman, a very important gentleman народный артист России Valeriy Afanasyev заслуженный артист России Сергей Габриэлян заслуженный артист России Alexander Titorenko
Ivan Ivanоvich Gorodulin, a very young and serious man Recipient of the Prize of the Russian Federation Government, народный артист России Alexander Klukvin
Sofia Ignatievna Turusina, a rich widow, a lady from a merchants’ family народная артистка России Liliya Yudina народная артистка России Aleftina Evdokimova народная артистка России Elena Kharitonova
Mashenka, her niece Mariya Seryogina
Egor Vasilievich Kurchaev, a hussar заслуженный артист России Vasiliy Zotov Oleg Dobrovan Grigoriy Skryapkin народный артист России Alexander Vershinin
Golutvin, a man without vocation Recipient of the Prize of the Russian Federation Government, народный артист России Alexander Ermakov Oleg Dobrovan Mikhail Fomenko
Manefа, a fortuneteller заслуженная артистка России Olga Chuvaeva Anastasiya Dubrovskaya Nataliya Boronina
1st Toadeater Galina Mikshun
2nd Toadeater Nataliya Shvets Nataliya Boronina
Krutitskiy’s housemaid Anna Zharova Dariya Podgornaya Alina Kirillina
Mamaev's employee Andrey Manke Aleksey Anokhin Evgeniy Voronov
Grigoriy, Turusina's employee заслуженный артист России Pyotr Skladchikov Pyotr Abramov Aleksey Anokhin
Krutitskiy’s employee Igor Grigoriev Aleksey Anokhin Alexander Naumov
Maly Theatre also known as «The House of Ostrovsky» yet again turns to the work of a great dramatist. «Enough Stupidity in Every Wise Man» is one of those plays that bring fresh life in its wit and humour for a modern audience.
Ostrovsky tells a story of penniless young Glumov, a social climber who seeks entrance into society's pampered class. He has a quick mind that enables him to manipulate his relatives and acquaintances’ vanities and hypocrisies and expose in a diary what he really thinks about them. Being infatuated with pride he is unaware of the dangers it presents…
In 2006 the production received the The State Prize of the Russian Federation in the field of Culture.
Performance Director – Vladimir Beilis
Scenography – Enar Stenberg
Composer – Shandor Kallosh
Costume Designer – Natalia Povago
Lighting Designer – Efim Udler
Assistant Directors – Alexander Shuiskiy, Vladimir Egorov, Tatiana Egorova
Premiere – June 14th, 2002
100th performance – November 20th, 2005
200th performance – October 9th, 2009
300th performance – February 1st, 2014
Running Time: 3 hours 20 minutes
Suitable for 12+yrs
Roles and actors
Egor Dmitrievich Glumov, a young man народный артист России Alexander Vershinin заслуженный артист России Vasiliy Zotov
Glafira Klimovna Glumova, his mother Klavdiya Moiseeva заслуженная артистка России Yulia Zykova
Neil Fedoseich Mamaev, a rich man, Glumov's distant relative народный артист России Sergey Eremeev
Cleopatra Lvovna Mamaeva, his wife Laureate of USSR State Prizes and Russian Federation Government Awards, народная артистка России Irina Muravyova
Krutitskiy, an oldman, a very important gentleman народный артист России Valeriy Afanasyev заслуженный артист России Сергей Габриэлян заслуженный артист России Alexander Titorenko
Ivan Ivanоvich Gorodulin, a very young and serious man Recipient of the Prize of the Russian Federation Government, народный артист России Alexander Klukvin
Sofia Ignatievna Turusina, a rich widow, a lady from a merchants’ family народная артистка России Liliya Yudina народная артистка России Aleftina Evdokimova народная артистка России Elena Kharitonova
Mashenka, her niece Mariya Seryogina
Egor Vasilievich Kurchaev, a hussar заслуженный артист России Vasiliy Zotov Oleg Dobrovan Grigoriy Skryapkin народный артист России Alexander Vershinin
Golutvin, a man without vocation Recipient of the Prize of the Russian Federation Government, народный артист России Alexander Ermakov Oleg Dobrovan Mikhail Fomenko
Manefа, a fortuneteller заслуженная артистка России Olga Chuvaeva Anastasiya Dubrovskaya Nataliya Boronina
1st Toadeater Galina Mikshun
2nd Toadeater Nataliya Shvets Nataliya Boronina
Krutitskiy’s housemaid Anna Zharova Dariya Podgornaya Alina Kirillina
Mamaev's employee Andrey Manke Aleksey Anokhin Evgeniy Voronov
Grigoriy, Turusina's employee заслуженный артист России Pyotr Skladchikov Pyotr Abramov Aleksey Anokhin
Krutitskiy’s employee Igor Grigoriev Aleksey Anokhin Alexander Naumov