A play based on the stories of Vasily Shukshin - the Russian debut of the world-famous director Alvis Hermanis. Hermanis's productions are characterized by "documentarity" - the director speaks only about what he has deeply known and felt, but he particularly scrutinizes the details of ordinary people's lives. Vasily Shukshin wrote about his fellow countrymen - rural residents, peasants. His stories are imbued with deep love for people who spend their lives in hard work but know how to love, laugh, and believe sincerely. Shukshin saw a lot, and all his works are the result of personal observations, making his creativity very close to the Latvian director. Alvis Hermanis does not require actors to "play" the images of rural characters from the 1970s. The audience sees modern people telling simple and touching stories from life. During the work on the production, the Theater of Nations troupe visited the writer's native places - the village of Srostki in the Altai region. The scenography of the play (also created by Alvis Hermanis) is designed in a minimalist and hi-tech style. Wooden floors, benches where the artists sit, and behind them on the wall hang photographs of modern residents and views of the places described by Vasily Shukshin. It is worth noting that the director adheres to the principles of literary theater, meaning he does not stage the work but fully preserves the original text. Thus, the lively, concise, and vivid language of Shukshin sounds on stage in all its splendor. You can find more plays on our website in the theater section. The event poster on KudaGo will suggest where to go in Moscow.