The problems that appear in Ostrovsky's "Mad Money" are also relevant for the modern generation. This is money that a person is unable to hold in his hands for a long time. They do not linger for a long time and flow like sand through your fingers. Therefore, the production based on the creation of a genius will appeal to everyone without exception. Alexander Nikolaevich is a master of swift intrigue and lively, sparkling humor.
In the reading of the famous director Vladimir Ivanov, the play, written several centuries ago, sounds so colorful and interesting that one wants to revise it again and again. Ivanov brought together the best actors in one production, including Viktor Nizovoy, Valery Babyatinsky, Vladimir Dubrovsky, Lyudmila Polyakova, Aleftina Evdokimova, Sergey Tezov and many others. The premiere of the play "Mad Money" in Moscow took place in the late 90s. For 20 years, the production has been shown to the metropolitan public more than 300 times, and the audience tirelessly applauded and admired the work of the creative team.
The plot outline of the play "Mad Money"
What is our life? The pursuit of untold riches and the desire for luxury and high social status... Such are the harsh realities of life... According to the plot of the play, the mother, who remained a widow, dreams of a successful marriage for her own daughter. Suddenly, a millionaire appears on the horizon. The widow thinks that she will easily be able to cheat a wealthy gentleman, but it wasn’t there ... The potential groom, it turns out, knows the bill of money and is not going to part with them so easily.
This comedy story has elements of tragedy and outright farce, but you will not doubt for a second the reality of what is happening, thanks to the virtuosic acting of the actors, magnificent scenery and costumes.
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I strongly disagree with one of the commentators below, in my opinion the play is very witty, literally every sentence is a diamond, a catchphrase. Actually, the play is the main and, probably, almost the only merit of the performance. It's just that in this production the play was completely lost. In my opinion, "Mad Money" requires a calmer and more intelligent production, otherwise placed accents, such as the production at the Maly Theater with Yuri Kayurov and the brilliant Nikita Podgorny. Actors at the Maly Theater are usually the strongest side of any performance. However, in this performance, in my opinion, the actors, or rather the actor (Vladimir Dubrovsky) is the main drawback. I always knew Dubrovsky as a talented and intelligent artist with a wonderful voice, but here his acting is reduced to antics, antics and vulgar clowning, it's sad that the actor doesn't seem to understand that he's going too far. It is even sadder that the same situation is observed in other performances of recent years with the participation of Dubrovsky, for example, in "Killer Whale" and "School of Taxpayers". If his character had not been played at all or if another artist had played him, the performance would have become an order of magnitude higher. There are no complaints about Polina Dolinskaya and Viktor Nizovy. Polina Dolinskaya played well, she was absolutely charming, beautiful and charming, but this time she had some problems with diction, which I never noticed in her (in places she spoke too quietly and indistinctly). Victor Nizovoy is also good, but I prefer him in dramatic roles, in comedy he sometimes sins with clichés and pulls out the role solely with his personal charm. The most pleasant impression was made by the actors who played secondary characters - Glumov played by Mikhail Fomenko and Vasily played by Sergei Tezov, who played subtly and intelligently, who managed to express all the humor of their characters and plays in small things, in notes of voice, without resorting to frankly cheap comedic clichés, than everyone else has sinned to varying degrees. In the form in which the performance now exists, it is close to being called bad or even very bad. Yes, certain scenes are tolerable and in some places the performance is even funny, but others are simply shocking - this is clowning (in a bad sense of the word), it is primitive, tasteless and vulgar, it is shameful and insulting to see this on the stage of the great Maly Theater. But even if all this unbearable vulgarity is removed from the performance, the maximum rating for it will be - no way, just no way. There are performances that do not evoke special emotions, but you can say about them: “It's cute” or “It's funny”, but here - just not at all. In fairness, I can say that I never liked this production and in any composition, but the replacement of Svetlana Amanova with young actresses for this performance is a breakthrough. The Maly Theater is always hard to part with performances, especially performances based on Ostrovsky, but, in my opinion, the time has come to do this - it is obvious that the performance has already outlived its age and the rejuvenation of the cast or some other attempts to prolong its life are artificial and will not help in any way .In general, the performance is kind of noisy, noisy, chaotic and unprincipled, and I would rate it at three with a minus. I hope that the next production of "Mad Money" at the Maly Theater will be carried out by another director, another artist and will be more successful , and the Maly Theater will prove that it knows how to stage Ostrovsky, which personally has been causing me more and more doubts lately.
Performance "Mad Money"
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"" - a performance based on the play by the classic of Russian literature A.N. Ostrovsky, which you can see in the repertoire of the Maly Theater. This is the story of Savva Vasilkov (his image on the stage of the Maly Theater is embodied by V. Nizovoy). Savva Vasilkov - a simple-minded, at first glance, young provincial; he falls in love with the cynical, spoiled beauty Lydia Cheboksarova (Svetlana Amanova), who simply cannot imagine herself outside of luxurious and expensive things. The rumor about Vasilkov's wealth brings Cheboksarova to the point that she not only turns her attention to the provincial guy, but even marries him. However, very soon the bride is disappointed in her choice, having discovered the stinginess of her husband. Those traits of his character that previously seemed ridiculous to her become hateful. Lydia, in desperation, turns to her former suitors, but they, who live in debt, caustically point their former lover to her husband's house. “Not the rich one who has a lot of money, but the one who knows how to get it,” they seem to hint to Lydia.
The performance "Mad Money" at the Maly Theater perfectly demonstrates the provincial life of the Ostrovsky era, emphasized by poster pedestals, twisted fences, balloons and lanterns, curtains and couches, candlesticks and mirrors, flower vases, picturesque figurines, panels - and, of course, stylized costumes characters. Yes, there are a lot of little things here, but their abundance does not distract attention from the performance, and the very reading of Ostrovsky looks fascinating and worthy.
What is "mad money"? This is money that does not linger in the wallet, money is "nimble", money is "fidgety". This means that the play "Mad Money" and (as, indeed, the rest of the works of the great classic) are still relevant today, at the dawn of the twenty-first century. Witty dialogues, impetuous intrigue, a gripping plot, a heartfelt story and deep philosophy - all these features inherent in the work of the great master are brilliantly revealed by the creative team of the Maly Theater in one of his best productions. The main roles in the performance, in addition to Viktor Nizovy and Svetlana Amanova, are played by Alevtina Evdokimova, Valery Babyatinsky and many other famous actors of the Maly Theater. The director of the performance is V. Ivanov, Honored Art Worker of Russia.
Genre: Comedy in 2 acts.
The duration of the performance is 2 hours 45 minutes.
Actors and performers:
Savva Gennadich Vasilkov V.A. Nizovoy D.D. Koznov
Ivan Petrovich Telyatev V.K. Babyatinsky
Grigory Borisovich Kuchumov V.A. Dubrovsky
Egor Dmitrich Glumov M.G. Fomenko
Nadezhda Antonovna Cheboksarova A.N. Evdokimova L.P. Polyakova
Lidia Yurievna, her daughter P.V. Dolinskaya
Vasily, valet Vasilkov S.L. Tezov M.G. Fomenko D.D. Koznov O.V.Schigorets
Maid Cheboksarov Yu.V. Safronova N.N. Vereshchenko E.O. Porubel
Polovoi F.E.Martsevich G.O. Vavilov A.A. Konovalov
Crazy money.
Where, if not in the Maly Theater, to watch the famous works of A.N. Ostrovsky. The performance "Mad Money" was staged on this famous stage by director V.N. Ivanov.
Ostrovsky is a brilliant master of plot. His works touch absolutely everyone who has the good fortune to meet them. Drama and grotesque, satire and deep philosophy, each of the plays of the outstanding writer has its own morality. Crazy money, according to the author, is those that come quickly and also leave instantly, without lingering in pockets. Doesn't this allow us to draw a parallel with today's realities, when money becomes a measure of success and talent? This is true. The great classic for that and such is that what he says is relevant for all times.
Many well-known actors of the theater are involved in the play "Mad Money". The audience will see on the stage and L.P. Polyakova, and V.A. Nizovoy, and Yu.V. Safronov. The classic interpretation of Ostrovsky's famous plot will undoubtedly appeal to absolutely all viewers. The success of the play is also evidenced by the fact that it always goes to a full house.
New impressions, a special mood, an interesting ensemble cast and individual bright images - everyone who comes to the Maly Theater for the performance "Mad Money" will discover new nuances in the well-known plot. The play will be interesting to the audience of the widest age range.
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