D.S. Merezhkovskiy, E.R. Simonov

Paul I

Павел I

Director Natalia Kovalyova staged the play based on her own version, created on the basis of the works by Dmitry Merezhkovsky and Evgeny Simonov, supplementing them with scenes of her owns: an imaginary meeting of the emperor with his mother, Catherine II.

Honored Artist of the Russian Federation Alexander Oleshko plays the role of the "Russian Hamlet". The scenery and costumes are made according to sketches by the chief artist of the Vakhtangov Theater, Maxim Obrezkov.

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Actors

Paul I

Aleksandr Oleshko

Catherine II

Irina Dymchenko

Alexander

Yriy Polyak

Constantine

Vitaliy Ivanov

Count Pahlen

Igor Kartashyov

Maria Fyodorovna

Elena Sotnikova

Elisabeth

Darya Shcherbakova

Anna Gagarina

Maria Rival

Golitsyn

Evgeniy Karelskikh

Volkova

Natalya Moleva

Shcherbatova

Irina Kalistratova

Liven

Olga Gavrilyuk

Rodgerson

Mikhail Vaskov

Benigsen

Aleksandr Ryshchenkov

Bibikov

Andrey Zaretskiy

Kutaysov

Karen Oveyan

Talyzin

Evgeniy Kravchenko

Tutolmin

Danila Gnido

Skaryatin

Eyub Faradzhev

Platon Zubov

Sergey Baryshev

Nikolay Zubov

Aleksandr Galochkin

Titov

Semyon Arzumanov

Yashvil

Grigoriy Zdorov

Crew

Stage Director

Natalya Kovalyova

Set and Costume Designer

Maksim Obrezkov

Musical arrangement

Klavdiya Tarabrina

Plastic directors

Viktoria Kul, Aydar Zakirov

Lighting designer

Ruslan Mayorov

Video scenographer

Asya Mukhina

Make up

Olga Kalyavina

Sound Director

Daniil Gubarev

Video Director

Konstantin Kuts

About

Director Natalia Kovalyova:
The story of Paul I is a very Russian story, turbulent, contradictory. His personality – an extraordinary man, inquisitive, educated, witty, capable of poetic improvisation and at the same time painfully proud, nervous – cannot leave anyone indifferent…

Awards

Crystal Turandot Award in the Best Actor category (Alexander Oleshko)
Luxury & SUCCESS Award "For the embodiment of historical images in theatre and cinema" (Category "Success")