The entreprise performance “Love on Mondays” is a product of the Moscow theater company “Plot”.
Director - Peter Belyshkov.
Lyrical comedy in two acts. Duration with intermission - three hours.
The premiere of the performance took place in 2016. Since then, the troupe has traveled to the cities of Russia.
Cast
The production involves four actors:
- Jeanne Apple
- Andrey Chernyshev.
- Maria Dobrzhinskaya.
- Vyacheslav Razbegaev.
Initially, the actress Natalya Bochkareva participated in the play. But after it was necessary to cancel a number of performances in the near abroad, her role went to Jeanne Apple. According to unverified data, the reason is that Natalya Bochkareva of the SBU of Ukraine banned entry into the country.
Plot
A rich, self-confident man in the prime of life does not want to deny himself the pleasure of meeting "on the side." Once a week, as the name implies, organizes meetings with a beautiful and young lady. Of course, he does not plan to destroy his existing family, and therefore he masterly “leads by the nose” of his “second half”, and not only her. Of course, he promises his beloved to divorce his wife, but so far it is "impossible" for various reasons and "you have to wait." The classic scheme. The wait has been going on for a couple of years.
And all was well. But one of the Mondays didn’t ask - in the apartment, in addition to lovers, by some miracle, there is a deceived wife and one of the colleagues of the “hero” of the story.
Who and how will lie and dodge, who will believe and are faithful to whom and what. Scandals, intrigues, lies and love are the central core of the story. Watching the unfortunate is very fun, especially since in the end love will triumph, turning the vulgar drama into a romantic comedy.
The play "Love on Mondays." Reviews
Spectators who have already visited the production from different parts of the country agree that the cast plays excellently.
In their reviews of the play “Love on Mondays,” some note that they specifically went to play Chernyshov, but they were equally struck by Razbegaev, Epple, and Dobrzhinskaya.
According to some theater-goers, they were pleasantly surprised, because they did not expect much from entreprise.
The plot and work of the director were also rated quite highly. For all two and a half hours, a small acting troupe (just four people) kept the whole audience in suspense.
A large number of funny episodes and the piquancy of the situation played out in the performance make the viewer freeze in anticipation of the next, almost detective plot twist, or explode with laughter from the absurdity of the situation and dialogues. All as promised by the creators of the play:
The pleasant, light comedy “Love on Mondays” is a subtle humor, interesting twists, discouraging sincerity and female wisdom.
"Subtle humor" and "interesting twists and turns", however, were not visible to everyone. Some viewers were dissatisfied with the production to varying degrees.
Negative reviews of the play “Love on Mondays” range from: “the second section is a little long, the plot is banal”, to “vulgar jokes, a vulgar flat plot, which in itself does not allow artists to reveal themselves.” In general, some experienced an unpleasant sensation from everything happening on the stage.
It is difficult to find detailed reviews of the play “Love on Mondays” from professional critics. Perhaps this is for the best. Everyone can make their own opinion by visiting this production. And then make your own review of "Love on Mondays" and put it on the Web.
Upcoming Tours
In February-March 2019, the performance "Love on Mondays" will be able to see residents and visitors of the cities:
- St. Petersburg - February 23, Palace of Culture. Gorky;
- Dubna - March 8, DC Mir;
- Tula - March 9, Philharmonic named after Mikhailovsky;
- Yessentuki - April 14, KZ named after Chaliapin.
Do you like the theater? Watch the performance "Love on Mondays." Reviews, oddly enough, 2017-2018. overwhelmingly positive. While the audience of this year mostly leaves not very flattering comments about the event. The riddle.