"And a Woman Came"

Dedicated to the memory of the writer Maksud Ibragimbekov and the artist Tair Salahov. Director - National Artist of Azerbaijan - Alexander Sharovsky. Set Designer - People's Artist of the USSR - Tair Salahov. Set Decorator - Honored Worker of Culture of Azerbaijan - Alexander Fyodorov. Costume Designers - Anna Ibragimbekova, Olga Abbasova (Honored Worker of Culture of Azerbaijan).

Cast: People's Artists of Azerbaijan: Mabud Magerramov, Fuad Osmanov. Honored Artists of Azerbaijan: Khajar Agayeva, Maria Dubovitskaya, Oleg Amirbekov, Murad Mamedov, Salman Bairamov, Yuri Omelchenko. Theatre Artists: Saida Velibekova, Yagub Zeynalov, Mariam Adygezalova, Olesia Gasyimova, Zumrud Aliyeva, Tamilla Abutalybova, Olga Arsentieva, Murad Ismailov, Ilkin Mekhtiev, Zaur Terehulov, Fatima Aliyeva, Farid Bakhramov, Rustam Kerimov, Elshad Murtuzov, Nadir Abduragimbekov, Jokhar Abdullaev, Murad Iskenderov, Ramil Aliyev, Elmir Alekberov, Zaur Iskenderov, Abdula Ismailov, Samira Rustamova, Ioanna Ferstandt, Tamerlan Abdullaev, Abdula Ismailov, Ruslan Pavlov, Sabina Asim, Govkhar Shahbanova, Nazim Jabbarov, Syama Velieva, Rufat Aliyev, Lyaman Sadykhova, Govkhar Shahbanova, Dilyara Nazarova. Children who took part in the play: Huseyn Abdullaev, Murad Iskenderov, Elizaveta Krakhmalnaya, Emil Mamedov, Ilkham Sadykhov, Samed Safiyarov.

The play, based on the novel by Maksud Ibragimbekov, depicts events that took place during the 1980s and 1990s in the fictional coastal village of Bugurda. Javanshir, a fisherman elected as the head of the village, engages in vigorous activities to improve the well-being of the villagers. He is honest and noble, but a tragic event - the accidental murder of a doctor - shatters everything he has built over the years. Terrifying secrets come to the surface. Unable to bear the weight of guilt that engulfs him, Javanshir goes into the sea and perishes.

Duration of the play:

Act 1 - 90 minutes.

Act 2 - 50 minutes.