October 23rd | 18:30 – Small Theatre, Studio Hall (Gabroveni Street, no. 57)
October 24th | 20:00 – Small Theatre, Studio Hall (Gabroveni Street, no. 57)
The Reviser is a social satire that explores corruption and hypocrisy within the Russian society of that time. The action takes place in a small provincial town in Russia, where a central government official is expected to arrive as a reviser in order to investigate the corruption and incompetence of local authorities.
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By: Nikolai Gogol
Cast:
Anton Antonovici Scvoznic-Dmuhanovschii, mayor of the city: Ovidiu Niculescu
Luca Luchici Hlopov, school inspector / waiter: Tudor Aaron Istodor / Cezar Grumăzescu
Ammos Feodorovici Liapchin-Tiapchin, judge: Andrei Seușan
Artemii Filipovici Zemlianica, hospital manager: Vlad Logigan
Șpekina, post office manager: Silvana Mihai
Ana Ivanova Dobcinskaia: Irina Velcescu
Ana Ivanova Bobcinskaia / Fevronia Petrovna Posliopchina, locksmith’s wife: Ana Bianca Popescu
Ivan Alexandrovici Hlestacov, official from Petersburg / Hristian Ivanovici Ghibner, county doctor: Alexandru Voicu
Osip, Hlestacov’s servant: Claudiu Istodor
Stepan Ilici Uhovertov, police commissioner / Abdulin, merchant: Virgil Aioanei
Avdotia, mayor’s servant / sergeant’s wife: Liliana Pană
Ana Andreevna, mayor’s wife: Andreea Grămoșteanu
Maria Antonovna, mayor’s daughter: Oana Cristina Pușcatu
Adapted and directed by: Alexandru Dabija
Set design: Ioana Pashca
Producer: Small Theatre, Bucharest
Duration: 3h 30 min (with intermission)
Recommended age: 12+
Performance in Romanian with English surtitles
«The play is filled with comic situations, confusions and mistaken identities and its humour is emphasised by irony and sarcasm. ”The Reviser” had a major impact in Russian literature and was appreciated both for its humorous nature and its subtle social critique. It became one of the most frequently played texts in Russian theatre history and it was adapted to various film and television productions ever since.
With the double quotation marks required, I ”envy” my colleague actors for this. I ”envy” them from a place of enormous love. I think this is the type of joy that should be brought to life within more Romanian theatres, both public and independent. The joy of an audience that sees a performance that manages to detach itself from the mundane, from daily struggles, while taking you to a fictional yet realistic universe, a truthful but painful one. Painful but comic. I deeply hope for this performance to have a long life, to be seen by many. I feel grateful and I wish to thank all who made this production possible!» (Ștefan Lupu, Small Theatre Manager)
Photo: Andrei Gîndac, TwoBugs
