On January 21st at the Omsk State Drama ‘Fifth Theatre’ there will be a premiere of ‘Nord-Ost’, as interpreted by contemporary German playwright T. Buchsteiner.

In October of 2010, ‘Nord-Ost’ was performed as a sketch at the Laboratory of Modern Drama and Direction. At the time this work by Yevgeniy Fomintsev, an actor at Omsk’s ‘Fifth Theater’ aroused so much interest in visiting critics that they proposed including it in the theater’s repertoire. “The director has managed to achieve a rare combination. A setting that appeals to the general public, while at the same time demonstrating interest in the destinies of specific characters,” noted Moscow drama critic Olga Galakhova.

Yevgeny Fomintsev turned to a topic that is very sensitive and significant in today’s world. We are talking about an event that forever changed the lives of many people — the seizure of Dubrovka in 2002.

“Who is guilty?” — The author and director do not give an answer to this question. They let speak three heroines whose lives intersected on that day: Chechen “black widow” Zura, Doctor Tamara, and accountant Olga — each has her own confession, to which no one can remain indifferent. The contrasting decor sinks into the mind, while the powerful energy of the text and its piercing intonation erases the temporal and personal framework of the day’s chronicle, and a story about the dramatic events in our country, as written by a German playwright, has a truly universal sound.

Cast: Mariya Dolganeva, Larissa Antipova, and Alexandra Urduhanova.

Running time: 1 hour 15 minutes. (Without intermission)

Show times: January 21st at 6:30 pm, January 22nd at 6:00 pm

January 12th, 2011. On the Omsk 'Fifth Theater' website http://www.omsknet.ru/5ththeatre/

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