Alexander Pushkin

Eugene Onegin

Евгений Онегин

In the space of a Russian winter on the stage of the Mayakovka Theatre, Pushkin's most famous story is performed by young actors who are almost the same age as the characters themselves. Their youth, combined with the author's self-irony, turns the "encyclopedia of Russian life" into an honest, poetic theatre — where poetry is not just a literary form but a way of life. Fortune-telling with folk songs, a name-day celebration, a winter road, ballroom dancing — none of this comes across as mere period detail; instead, it comes alive in a contemporary interpretation.

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Actors

Eugene Onegin

Mamuka Patarava

The Uncle (High Ideals Inspire Him)

Evgeniy Paramonov

Tatyana Larina

Varvara Bochkova

Vladimir Lensky

Nikita Yazykov

Olga Larina

Alyona Vasina

Madame Larina, The Mother

Tatyana Augshkap

Nurse

Tatyana Orlova

Anisya (Onegin's Housekeeper)

Maria Fortunatova

The Larins' neighbor

Yuriy Korenev

Zaretsky (The Duelist)

Semyon Alyoshin

The Prince (With Wounds in Battle)

Oleg Sapiro

Three Maidens by the Window

Maria Fortunatova, Alina Vakaeva, Kira Nasonova

Crew

Stage Director

Egor Peregudov

Set & Costume Designer

Vladimir Arefiev

Lighting designer

Damir Ismagilov

Choreographer

Igor Sharoyko

Folklore consultant

Sergey Starostin

Assistant Director

Evgeniya Zyubina

Film Director

Sergey Zlobin

Cinematographer

Artur Sariadi

Sound Directors

Svetlana Dyogteva, Aleksandr Kaplun

Film Producer

Aleksey Korolyov

About

The creators of the production continue to explore the natural elements on stage. In the sets by People's Artist of the Russian Federation Vladimir Arefiev, water in its various states reveals the fluidity of the author's style and the changeability of the main character. Snow sometimes wraps the stage in featherbeds, sometimes crackles with frost, sometimes turns into dripping meltwater. Flashbacks, dreams, and reflections on the past disrupt the linear flow of the story and make us take a fresh look at these canonical characters. This *Eugene Onegin* seeks a dialogue with an audience that knows the original well and is ready to appreciate Pushkin's theatrical mischief.