"Benya the King and Others"
In celebration of the anniversary of People's Artist of Azerbaijan, Alexander Sharovsky
Director and Producer: People's Artist of Azerbaijan - Alexander Sharovsky Artistic Design: Honored Cultural Worker of Azerbaijan - Alexander Fyodorov Costume Designer: Honored Cultural Worker of Azerbaijan - Olga Abbasova
The cast includes: People's Artists of Azerbaijan - Natalya Sharovskaya, Fuad Osmanov, Safa Mirzagasanov, Yevgeniya Nevmerzhitskaya, Ayan Mir-Kasimova Honored Artists of Azerbaijan - Oleg Amirbekov, Murad Mamedov, Inna Imranova, Bella Safina, Khajar Agayeva, Salman Bayramov, Yuri Omelchenko, Milana Sokolenko Theater Artists - Fatima Aliyeva, Anar Yusufov, Ruslan Pavlov, Farid Bakhramov, Murad Ismayilov, Abdula Ismayilov, Rufat Aliyev, Lyaman Azimova-Mamedova, Syama Velieva, Samira Rustamova, Olesia Hasyimova, Dilara Nazarova, Tammerlan Abdullaev, Johar Abdullaev, Ramil Aliyev, Tamilla Abutalybova, Rustam Kerimov, Rumia Agayeva, Said Velibekov, Zaur Iskenderov, Nadir Abduragimbekov, Yagub Zeynalov, Olga Arsenyeva, Marina Litvinenko, Zaur Teregulov, Medina Mullaeva, Elizaveta Krahmalnaya, Rufat Nazarov, Govkhar Shabanova, Ilkin Mehtiev, Farida Nesterenko, Sabina Asim, Elshad Murtuzov.
The adaptation by V. Neverov based on the stories of I. Babel and Sholem Aleichem, "Benya the King," is a synthesis of Odessa tales. The connecting link is the character of Bentsion Mendelovich Krik, nicknamed the King. These are ironic stories about the indomitable bandits of Moldavanka and their irresistible leader, masterfully portrayed in birth, love, and death. The low and high, spiritual and carnal aspects of this prose coexist inseparably, just like life itself, vividly depicted with an expressive language.
Duration of the play:
Act 1 - 80 minutes
Act 2 - 70 minutes
