“Belugin’s Marriage” is a comedy based on the play Женитьба Белугина — a witty and insightful story about how people deceive themselves about their true motives.

He is wealthy, kind, and hopelessly in love. She comes from a respectable family, has no money, and knows exactly what she wants from life. Alexander Ostrovsky and Nikolay Solovyov bring these two together and observe them with unmistakable delight.

Belugin is certain that he is in love. Elena is convinced that everything is under control. Both are right. Both are mistaken. The directors do not rush to judge the characters — instead, they allow them to speak for themselves, leaving the audience to decide who is more sympathetic. The result is funny, relatable, and strikingly accurate in showing where calculation ends and something genuine begins.

Stage Directors: Alexander Sharovsky, Fuad Osmanov
Production Designer: Alexander Fyodorov
Adaptation: Vladimir Neverov
Costume Designer: Olga Abbasova
Lighting Designer: Nikolai Rudychev
Music Arrangement: Vladimir Neverov
Choreographer: Fuad Osmanov
Video Design: Javid Imamverdiyev
Assistant Director: Lanita Afonina

Cast:
Gavrila Belugin, merchant — Fuad Osmanov
Nastasya Petrovna, his wife — Natalya Sharovskaya
Andrey Gavrilovich Belugin, their son — Rufat Aliyev
Elena Vasilyevna Karmina — Sabina Asim
Nina Alexandrovna, Elena’s mother — Melek Abaszade
Nikolai Yegorovich Agishin — Tamerlan Abdullayev
Vasily Syromyatov, Andrey’s friend — Rashad Aliyarov
Tanya, Vasily Syromyatov’s sister — Dilyara Nazarova
Prokhor, Andrey’s servant — Rustam Kerimov
Giuseppe, the cook — Nadir Abduragimbekov
Representative of the Karmin family, station master — Rufat Nazarov

Duration:
Act I — 1 hour 20 minutes
Act II — 45 minutes