A very modern, non-moralizing story about the confrontation between love and money. In its time, Alexander Ostrovsky's "The Handsome Man" was considered a theatrical failure. The first production of the play in 1882 featured the best actors of the generation; nevertheless, it met with sharp rejection from the audience and critics. Such a reaction is by no means evidence that the genius playwright was let down by his talent. On the contrary, Ostrovsky created a play that was ahead of its time, touching on one of the acute social issues that society was not ready to discuss. More than 100 years later, the play, which had been unjustly overlooked by directors, returned to the Russian stage. Funny and poignant, cunning and desperate characters came to life again on the stage of the "Russian Antreprise." The emotional backdrop for their stories was live music performed by the "Balalaikin-Chorus" - a group created specifically for the production. See more performances in St. Petersburg on our website in the theater section.