At the Moscow Art Theater named after Chekhov staged a play in the genre of "folk tale for adults"

Konstantin Khabensky, artistic director of the Chekhov Moscow Art Theater, and writer Alexander Tsypkin staged the play "Once upon a Time There was a House." based on their own composition. The play consists of nine stories united by a common ending.

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The production employs two dozen artists, including Kristina Babushkina, Igor Vernik, Viktor Khorinyak, Vladislav Vetrov, Anatoly Kot, Pavel Chinarev. The work of Khabensky and Tsypkin became part of the Theater in Cinema project and found its embodiment not only on stage, but also on big screens.

The creators of "Once upon a Time There was a House." define the genre of their production as a folk tale for adults, which Khabensky was inspired to create by artist Karl Bryullov's painting "The Last Day of Pompeii." According to him, it was the tragedy of the Italian city that prompted him to think about whether it would have been possible to avoid the consequences of the eruption of Vesuvius if the residents of the city had listened to their intuition. Only the action of his production takes place in a typical high-rise building. The plot focuses on stories from the lives of its residents, united by a common ending.

Khabensky also introduced animals into the life of the panel house. So two parrots, two rats, a cat, a dog and two angels were added to the 13 characters.

The film version of "Once upon a time there was a House." was shown on the eve of the premiere at the Moscow Art Theater, on May 14. In 100 cities of the country, viewers were able to watch it on 300 screens. The cheapest ticket for a movie in the capital's cinema costs 850 rubles, and the most expensive is 2,750 rubles. The theatrical premiere is sold out on May 15 and 16. There are only tickets left for the June screenings, prices range from 3.5 thousand in the last row of the balcony to 25 thousand in the stalls.

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Complex building: Khabensky and Tsypkin staged a fairy tale for adults at the Moscow Art Theater