Director Sergey Zhenovach teaches the audience to read between the lines using the famous pseudo-autobiographical work of Venedikt Erofeev. In his production, he presents the main character of the poem as the only sober passenger on the train "Moscow-Petushki". Venedikt Erofeev's poem "Moscow-Petushki" has been staged multiple times, and the team at the capital's Theater Arts Studio has something to say on this topic as well. Director Sergey Zhenovach compels the audience to look into the very essence of the work. Thanks to him, many will discover hidden facets of this famous poem that were previously inaccessible due to a literal interpretation of its text. According to the plot, a certain Venichka Erofeev travels from Moscow to Petushki, where his lover with a child awaits him. At the same time, the destination appears to him as a utopian place. Along the way, the hero often reaches for the bottle. But the intoxication does not affect Venichka. His confused musings are not the ramblings of a drunk, but a monologue of a desperate person experiencing a state of "soul distortion." His gloomy state is connected to a feeling of uselessness and alienation from the surrounding world. In the director's understanding, the whole world around Venichka turns out to be drunk, while he himself remains sober. In his production, Zhenovach strives to embody this subtle and intelligent mystification of the author. The play also borrows the lexicon of the literary poem, which is full of sharp words. The director believes that swearing is part of our life and culture, and these words can only be offensive when they are genuinely used to humiliate the honor and dignity of the interlocutor. You can find even more performances on our website in the theater section.