The Visit of the Old Lady, based on the play by Friedrich Dürrenmatt and staged by Ilan Ronen (Israel) is a story of love and revenge. A wealthy woman Claire Zachanassian, returns to her former hometown, Güllen, in ordern to give a ruined city and its poor townspeople a fortune. There's, however, one condition... Despite the seemingly dramatic plot, the author calls his play a comedy. And the director leaves the choice to the audience either to laugh or to cry...
Director - Ilan Ronen (Israel)
Set Designer - Lily Ben Nachshon (Israel)
Costume Designer - Anat Sternschuss (Israel)
Video-art - Yoav Cohen (Israel)
Lighting Designer - Andrey Izotov (Russia)
Composer - Eduard Gleizer
Assistant directors - Nataliya Demidova, Svetlana Mochalova
Choreographer - Nataliya Tsybulskaya
Сhoirmaster - Galina Guseva
Premiere - November 16th, 2017
Running Time: 2 hours 45 minutes
A Tragic Comedy in Three Acts
The performance runs with one intermission
Roles and actors:
Claire Zachanassian, a famed billionaire народная артистка России Lyudmila Titova
Ill Laureate of the State prizes of the Russian Federation, народный артист России Vasiliy Bochkaryov
Matilda, his wife заслуженная артистка России Zinaida Andreeva заслуженная артистка России Ekaterina Bazarova
Ottilie, Ill's daugher; the Mayor's granddaughter, one of the citizens Olga Pleshkova Mariya Dunaevskaya Daria Shevchuk
Karl, Ill's son; the Doctor Maksim Filatov
The Mayor Recipient of the Prize of the Russian Federation Government, народный артист России Alexander Klukvin Dmitriy Zenichev
Toby, former New York gangster; the Acrobat; one of the citizens Dmitriy Krivosheev Oleg Dobrovan Dmitry Safonov Vladimir Alekseev
Hoby, Husbands VII-IX; one of the citizens; a person in the studio Maksim Khrustalyov
Roby, former New York gangster; Cameraman; one of the citizens Dmitriy Krivosheev
Boby, the Butler заслуженный артист России Sergey Tezov
The Priest; Mr. Hofbauer; one of citizens заслуженный артист России Vasiliy Dakhnenko
The Schoolmaster народный артист России Vladimir Nosik
The Painter; the Mayor's granddaughter; the journalist; first woman in Ill's shop Mariya Dunaevskaya Ekaterina Biks
Second woman in Ill's shop; one of the citizens Mariya Seryogina
Policeman народный артист России Viktor Nizovoy Aleksey Anokhin
Koby, the blind; Conductor; one of the citizens Mikhail Fomenko
Loby, the blind; the Butcher; one of the citizens заслуженный артист России Viktor Bunakov заслуженный артист России Aleksey Dubrovskiy
The Visit of the Old Lady, based on the play by Friedrich Dürrenmatt and staged by Ilan Ronen (Israel) is a story of love and revenge. A wealthy woman Claire Zachanassian, returns to her former hometown, Güllen, in ordern to give a ruined city and its poor townspeople a fortune. There's, however, one condition... Despite the seemingly dramatic plot, the author calls his play a comedy. And the director leaves the choice to the audience either to laugh or to cry...
Director - Ilan Ronen (Israel)
Set Designer - Lily Ben Nachshon (Israel)
Costume Designer - Anat Sternschuss (Israel)
Video-art - Yoav Cohen (Israel)
Lighting Designer - Andrey Izotov (Russia)
Composer - Eduard Gleizer
Assistant directors - Nataliya Demidova, Svetlana Mochalova
Choreographer - Nataliya Tsybulskaya
Сhoirmaster - Galina Guseva
Premiere - November 16th, 2017
Running Time: 2 hours 45 minutes
Roles and actors
Claire Zachanassian, a famed billionaire народная артистка России Lyudmila Titova
Ill Laureate of the State prizes of the Russian Federation, народный артист России Vasiliy Bochkaryov
Matilda, his wife заслуженная артистка России Zinaida Andreeva заслуженная артистка России Ekaterina Bazarova
Ottilie, Ill's daugher; the Mayor's granddaughter, one of the citizens Olga Pleshkova Mariya Dunaevskaya Daria Shevchuk
Karl, Ill's son; the Doctor Maksim Filatov
The Mayor Recipient of the Prize of the Russian Federation Government, народный артист России Alexander Klukvin Dmitriy Zenichev
Toby, former New York gangster; the Acrobat; one of the citizens Dmitriy Krivosheev Oleg Dobrovan Dmitry Safonov Vladimir Alekseev
Hoby, Husbands VII-IX; one of the citizens; a person in the studio Maksim Khrustalyov
Roby, former New York gangster; Cameraman; one of the citizens Dmitriy Krivosheev
Boby, the Butler заслуженный артист России Sergey Tezov
The Priest; Mr. Hofbauer; one of citizens заслуженный артист России Vasiliy Dakhnenko
The Schoolmaster народный артист России Vladimir Nosik
The Painter; the Mayor's granddaughter; the journalist; first woman in Ill's shop Mariya Dunaevskaya Ekaterina Biks
Second woman in Ill's shop; one of the citizens Mariya Seryogina
Policeman народный артист России Viktor Nizovoy Aleksey Anokhin
Koby, the blind; Conductor; one of the citizens Mikhail Fomenko
Loby, the blind; the Butcher; one of the citizens заслуженный артист России Viktor Bunakov заслуженный артист России Aleksey Dubrovskiy