John Patrick

Crime comedy in two parts (16+)
trailer

translation from English Gr. Gorina, R. Bykova

The performance comes with one intermission.

Performance duration - 2 hours 50 minutes

From the history:

John Patrick is an American playwright and screenwriter. Start life path The writer could well have made him a tragedian: at an early age, his parents abandoned him, and the future playwright grew up in orphanages and boarding schools. However, not only did he not lose his willpower, as well as his taste for life, but he also felt the whole palette of its shades. His works are filled with positivity, humor, a realistic view of the world and at the same time kindness.

Foreign fame John Patrick brought two plays - "Hurry Hearts" and "Dear Pamela (How would we sew an old woman)." The second is recognized by the entire theatrical world, and has been popular on the stage since its inception.

Plot:

Slums of New York. In the basement of a dilapidated house, where the pretty old woman Pamela Kronki lives, posing as businessmen, three swindlers penetrate. Sleeping pills, money, the police, a failed engagement, insurance, a doctor... All methods are good when the goal of the criminals is to "sew" the hostess. But who is she? And why do they want to kill her? ... Maybe the old woman is not so simple?

About the performance:

The translation of the play “Dear Pamela” into Russian belongs to the well-known Russian satirist, playwright and screenwriter Grigory Gorin, famous and beloved thanks to the films “The Same Munchausen”, “Formula of Love”, “Say a Word About the Poor Hussar”, etc.

His humor is sparkling and brilliant - it's not for nothing that all of Gorin's plays and scripts are cited.

In the performance, according to the text of the author, there may be scenes of drinking alcoholic beverages. TATD reminds you that alcohol is dangerous to your health.
A visit to the performance by minors is recommended accompanied by adults.

Worked on the play

Director of the production - People's Artist of Russia Vera Andreevna Efremova

costume designer -

The play by the American playwright is called “Dear Pamela”, but in Moscow it goes under different names. The Theater of Satire named its own, which, on the one hand, fully reflects the content of this comedy, and on the other hand, attracts the attention of viewers who are not used to such treatment of people of respectable age.

However, this production directed by Mikhail Sonnenshtral was doomed to popularity even without a catchy name - after all, the performance became a benefit performance for the inimitable Olga Aroseva.

AT performance "How to sew an old woman" the great actress was transformed into Pamela Kronki, a sweet old woman who wanders through the garbage heaps in rags and lives in a wretched crumbling apartment. Once she had a family, a house and children, but now she is alone, except for the old sick cat, who has long become her best friend. But Pamela does not lose heart, does not complain about her health, does not remember what year she was born, and writes touching letters to God, considering him to be her old friend.

When two scammers Brad (Fyodor Dobronravov) and Saul (Yuri Nifontov) knocked on Pamela's house, she was delighted with them and saw in them decent and nice people who can be trusted. Old Saul, former engineer Brad and their girlfriend Gloria (Yulia Piven) are ready to do anything for money, and they need the old woman for a new scam. Their plan is very simple: move into Pamela's house, persuade the old woman to insure her life for 50 thousand dollars, and then arrange an "accident".

And after that in performance "How to sew an old woman"

The most fun begins, because the old woman turns out to be much more tenacious than the trinity of notorious villains expected from her, who start a fire, add sleeping pills and file the beams. But all in vain, and the attackers gradually realize their failure, and a sweet old woman treats them to tea from a box of poison and wine from a bottle labeled "life-threatening."

Heroes performance "How to sew an old woman" they experience a lot of funny and ridiculous situations, and then an almost unbelievable thing happens: strangers are imbued with compassion for each other, find mutual understanding and scammers understand that friendship and love are more important than deceit and money. It looks like a fairy tale, but the action of the play takes place around Christmas, when any miracles are possible.

Olga Aroseva got into her image so much that once during performance "How to sew an old woman" there was an incident that amused the entire theatrical community. The actress went outside during the intermission to check her car, which was not set to alarm. A vigilant citizen who was nearby ran up to the security of the theater and reported that “some old homeless woman was constantly pulling the handle of Arosyev's Buick.

Lasts almost three hours performance "How to sew an old woman", and all this time Olga Aroseva brilliantly plays the direct and open Pamela, combining in the game the eccentricity inherent in the actress with genuine drama. Her heroine radiates goodness all the time, and by the end of the performance she convinces the audience that even complete swindlers cannot resist a bright and ingenuous person.

On our site you can always buy tickets to performance "How to sew an old woman" and become spectators of an unforgettable performance.

The idea of ​​founding the museum appeared immediately after the tragic death of V.S. Vysotsky. To solve the problem of what it will be, several specialists, representatives of the Moscow authorities, as well as friends and relatives, gathered, a number of sociological surveys were conducted. In fact, the year of the opening of the Center-Museum of V.S. Vysotsky became 1992. The son of the deceased, Nikita Vysotsky, became its director. Currently Center-Museum of V.S. Vysotsky is a cultural and scientific center that collects, studies and stores materials related to the life and work of the great Soviet musician and actor. It houses a permanent exhibition, a concert and theater hall for events, a gallery where modern Art and a photo titled "Sam Brook" book store and a library.

Exposition of the Center-Museum of Vysotsky

The exposition is divided into three parts located in different halls. In the first - "I'm all in the light ..." - there are personal belongings of Vysotsky associated with his creative activity: audio recordings, documents, films from filming. The second exposition - "Own track" - tells about his life among relatives and friends. It also presents the role of the author in contemporary culture: publications of poems, records and books of memoirs of his friends. Vladimir Vysotsky's office presents a reconstruction of the actor's and musician's apartment on Malaya Gruzinskaya Street, where he lived from 1975 to 1980.

How to get to the V.S. Vysotsky

The building is located in the central part of the capital, not far from the Taganka Theater, where Vysotsky played. First you need to take the Koltsevaya line to the Taganskaya station. After leaving the metro, cross the road to the entrance to the Taganka Theater and turn into a dead end, which is located immediately after it. Now follow it. You will find the V.S. Vysotsky on the right side after the house at number 11.

March 31, 19-00

Concert hall near Finlandsky

"DEAR PAMELA or how to sew an old woman"

Spectacle

The play "Dear Pamela" is based on John Patrick's play "How to Sew on an Old Lady". This is real fairy tale in the best American tradition. For the duration of the performance, the audience will be able to escape from everyday thoughts, endless worries and anxieties, and, at least for a while, will believe in miracles that do happen in life!

800-1800 rub.

March 31 at 19.00

on the stage of the CONCERT HALL AT FINLYANDSKY

lyrical comedy

"DEAR PAMELA or HOW TO SEW AN OLD WOMAN"

The play "Dear Pamela" is based on John Patrick's play "How to Sew on an Old Lady".

This is a real fairy tale in the best American traditions. For the duration of the performance, the audience will be able to escape from everyday thoughts, endless worries and anxieties, and, at least for a while, will believe in miracles that do happen in life!

The director's modern view of the plot of the play, the unique play of the actors, made the performance interesting for the most demanding spectators. The performance is full of subtle humor and acting transformations! Unexpected twists of fate make the audience empathize, sometimes cry, laugh, and throughout the performance, follow what is happening on the stage so as not to miss anything that the authors of the performance offer us.

Plot. Three inveterate swindlers with huge plans settle in the house of Pamela Kronka. She has long been communicating only with her cat and God himself, so she is happy to meet new neighbors. Swindlers insure the hostess against an accident for a tidy sum, but in order to get the coveted money, you need to get rid of the old woman ...

Cast:

Irina Sotikova - actress of the Comedy Theater. Akimova;

Maria Kravchenko - actress comedy show woman;

Boris Khvoshnyansky - theater and film actor;

Alexander Shpynev - theater and film actor;

Denis Portnov - theater and film actor;

Dmitry Andreev - actor of the Comedy Theater. Akimova

Vadim Franchuk - actor of the theater Russian entreprise named after. A. Mironova

Evgeny Tax-actor of the Comedy Theater. Akimova

Director Alexey KRASNOTSVETOV (St. Petersburg)

Artists Maria GOROSHKO, Yulia ASTASHKINA (St. Petersburg)

Choreographer - Oksana Baranova

The duration of the performance is 2 hours 30 minutes with an intermission.