The Idiot. The Return
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
A phantasmagoria in three acts
Director: Grigory Kozlov
Prince Myshkin returns from Switzerland to St. Petersburg and immediately finds himself in the center of a growing tragic scandal. Everyone he meets is inexorably tied to Nastasya Filippovna, a captivating woman with a broken destiny...
The Masterskaya adapted the first part of F. M. Dostoyevsky’s great novel in painstaking detail with hardly any omissions. But while in Dostoyevsky’s novel Prince Myshkin’s first day in St. Petersburg is just the starting point of future tragic events, Grigory Kozlov’s production is a complete story in which all of the plot lines converge and reach their logical - and tragic - conclusion.
“There is nothing like their honesty and authenticity on the Petersburg stage today.”
– Petersburg Theatre Journal
“The show charmed, fascinated, captivated...”
– Evgeniya Tropp, Petersburg Theatre Journal
The show stands apart for its subtle psychology, painstakingly assembled plot and vibrant acting. Of particular interest is the theatre’s take on Myshkin - a man free from idealisation, but who carries in himself an inner light that can be sensed physically. This light illuminates all those who come into contact with him, bringing out from them completely unexpected qualities.
Prince Myshkin is played in turn by three actors. Each actor brings something unique to the role, a trait of his acting and personal individuality, but without deviating from the main plot line of the show. In 2010 all three actors who play Myshkin were given the V. I. Strzhelchik Independent Acting Award.
Duration: 4 hours with two intermissions. Recommended for audiences 16 and up.
Winner of the Grand-Prix of the young jury at the MartKontakt-2010 Festival
Winner of the V. I. Strzhelchik Independent Acting Award
(Evgeni
Perevalov, Evgeni Shumeiko and Maxim Studenovsky for the role of Prince Myshkin)
The show has participated in the Golden Mask (Moscow), MartKontakt (Mogilev), Your Chance
(Moscow), Real Theatre (Ekaterinburg) and Tbilisi International (Tbilisi) festivals.
Cast:
Prince Myshkin
Nastasya Filippovna
Rogozhin
General Epanchin
Lizaveta Prokofyevna
Aglaya
Adelaida
Alexandra
Ganya
General Ivolgin
Nina Alexandrovna
Varya
Kolya
Ferdyshenko
Ptitsyn
Lebedyev
Totsky
Darya Alexeevna
German Baroness
Marie
Marusya
Katya
Pasha
Rogozhin’s Gang
Evgeni Perevalov, Maxim Studenovsky, Evgeni Shumeiko
Maria Valeshnaya, Arina Lykova
Sergei Alimpiev, Arseniy Semyonov
Konstantin Grishanov
Alexandra Mareeva
Polina Sidikhina
Polina Vorobyova, Maria Polikarpova
Arina Lykova, Maria Polikarpova, Polina Prikhodko
Vladimir Kochurov, Nikolai Kuglyant
Alexei Vedernikov
Alyona Artyomova
Marina Damineva, Anna Arefyeva
Andrei Emelyanov, Mikhail Kasapov, Maxim Studenovsky, Evgeni Shumeiko
Arseniy Semyonov, Ilya Shorokhov
Sergei Alimpiev, Ricardo Marin, Vasily Shipitsyn
Mikhail Kasapov, Nikolai Kuglyant, Ilya Shorokhov
Andrei Gavryushkin, Vladimir Studenovsky
Olga Karateeva
Anna Arefyeva
Marina Damineva
Anna Arefyeva
Arina Lykova, Maria Polikarpova
Alyona Artyomova
All available actors
