Alexey Mizgirev adapted Chekhov's story "The Lady with the Dog," transforming it into a tale about the unattainability of happiness. In the story "The Lady with the Dog," a light infatuation turns into a painful love. Director Alexey Mizgirev leaves the Chekhov text unchanged but creates his own narrative, introducing characters only briefly mentioned by Chekhov - Gurov's wife and Anna's husband. This raises the tragic intensity of the narrative. But that's not all. According to the director, this story is not only about love. It harbors another theme - the theme of despair. A man and a woman will never be happy, and happiness is generally unattainable. The only hope that Chekhov offers is beauty and the ability to see it even where it is not obvious. You can find more plays in Moscow on our website in the theater section.