The play "Adventurers involuntarily": reviews of the audience

A true lover of theatrical art usually has a favorite among theaters with a favorite director and actors. Each theater group has its own character, handwriting, and special atmosphere. But sometimes directors and actors go beyond the boundaries of their own theater walls or cinematographic platforms and create something new and unexpected in the entreprise. When the director collects a completely new cast on the stage, a fresh and, as a rule, successful production is obtained. There are a lot of successful works in the entreprise. Such an interesting work is the play "Compulsively Adventurers", reviews and reviews of which contain many positive epithets.

Creativity of Alexander Korovkin

Playwright Alexander Korovkin began his career as an actor. A graduate of GITIS for several years played on the stage of the Moscow Art Theater named after M. Gorky. Then there were the first stories and plays that deserved success. Alexander says that the writer's work is complicated, it’s difficult to write, but the gratitude and laughter of the viewer have always been an incentive for him. For example, the play based on Korovkin’s play “A Doll for the Bride” has been successfully performed on the stage of Oleg Tabakov’s theater for several years. By the way, this is the first joint work of actor-playwright Alexander Korovkin and actor-director Alexander Mokhov, popular and beloved by the audience for many roles in the movie. After a while, Mokhov staged in the entreprise the play “Adventurers involuntarily” based on the play “Aunts” by Korovkin, where the stars of the older and younger generations of actors played together.

Director Alexander Mokhov

Alexander Mokhov - Honored Artist of Russia, won the first love of the public on the scene of the "Snuffbox". But the tsunami of spectator love covered Mokhov because of his activities in the cinema. “Ivan Chonkin”, “Siberian Barber”, “Men's Work”, numerous favorite television series: Mokhov is shot a lot and fruitfully. Along with this, Alexander Mokhov proved himself as a talented director of theater and cinema. He makes interesting films and puts on equally interesting performances.

One of the most notable theatrical productions was the witty comedy of the provisions “Reluctant Adventurers” based on the play “Aunts” by Alexander Korovkin. Director Mokhov himself played a small comic role in his play. Without detracting from the director’s merits, it is worth noting that the audience’s success for the performance was provided initially thanks to the cast. Suffice it to mention Raisa Ryazanov, Pavel Priluchny and Agatha Muceniece.

Performance summary

The play "Aunts" was written by Alexander Korovkin based on the script of the American film "Arsenic and Old Lace". Alexander Korovkin adapted the plot of the play to Russian reality. The action takes place in Moscow, in the house of two elderly sisters Krause. Cheerful Rosa Karlovna and strict Henrietta Karlovna live a quiet measured life consisting of household chores, taking medications and making endless pies. But once a whirlwind of incredible events burst into their old house in the center of Moscow.

At first, by chance, a window master, caused by aunts on occasion, dies from an arsenic that didn’t come from a pie. Then, on the doorstep of the house, the old nephews of the old women appear - suspicious and disorderly persons. Loser producer Robert and Eric who escaped from prison add to the confusion. And then there is a sneaky official trying to evict old women from the mansion to the outskirts of the capital. At the same time, the official finds support from the unlucky nephews. As is customary in the sitcom, the plot develops rapidly, one scene quickly replaces another, keeping the viewer's attention throughout the action. The comedy “Involuntarily Adventurers” really turned out to be mischievous, cheerful, moderately frivolous, with a sea of ​​jokes and comical situations. The laughter in the play does not stop for a minute.

Star cast

Actors of the play “Adventurers Involuntarily” create an enchanting atmosphere on the stage of a classic sitcom. The main roles are played by popular and talented actors. The role of the optimist Rosa Krause is played by the People's Artist of Russia Raisa Ryazanova, the legendary star of the Oscar-winning film “Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears”. Thanks to Alexander Mokhov, Ryazanova entered the theater after a long break.

Mokhov himself played the role of a policeman in his play. Popular and well-known for many television projects, Elena Bushueva perfectly played the role of the iron Henrietta Krause. A pleasant surprise for the audience was the appearance on the stage of Alexander Nosik - the star of the television series “Return of Mukhtar” and “Special Forces”. Of course, the highlight of the play was a young acting married couple: Pavel Priluchny and Agata Mutseniece. Priluchny plays the unlucky nephew Eric, who escaped from prison, moving almost the entire performance across the stage in a women's dress. This is an unusual image for Priluchny, comical and characteristic. The viewer is used to another Paul, a tough and courageous hero. Judging by the audience’s reviews of the play “Adventurers involuntarily”, the cast coped with the task brilliantly.

The legendary Raisa Ryazanova

The undisputed star of the play "Involuntarily Adventurers" is the beloved Raisa Ryazanova. Raisa Ivanovna is better known to the modern viewer from numerous TV shows. Although she played many roles in Soviet cinema, the all-union fame for the actress never came. Even the role of Toshi in the famous film “Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears” was almost imperceptible for the audience, although the actress was awarded the USSR State Prize for her. Film critics say that the blame for a certain type and appearance of the actress. She is too much like thousands of ordinary Russian women and little like a movie star. Ryazanova is really, first and foremost, a real Russian woman. The fact is known that when in the dashing nineties cinema eked out a miserable existence, Ryazanova earned her living by private cab.

But in the new Russian television industry, Raisa Ryazanova was very much in demand. She is actively filming and is known to a wide audience by the sensational television series. Raisa Ivanovna’s theatrical experience is insignificant. But, as it turned out, Ryazanova is very organic and interesting on the stage. No wonder Alexander Mokhov, after the first meeting with Raisa Ivanovna in the play “A Doll for the Bride,” fell in love with her and invited her to the next production of “Reluctant Adventurers”.

Unpredictable Pavel Priluchny

The young actor Pavel Priluchny climbed the cinematic Olympus gradually, but purposefully. Probably, the profession of parents (dad - boxer, mom - choreographer) influenced the character and life choices of his son. He achieved serious success in boxing, becoming a candidate for master of sports at the age of 14. But the actor defeated the athlete. Paul chose art. The sporting character and male charisma made Paul not only a recognizable and popular artist, but also a sex symbol of modern youth. Absolute success came to Priluchny after playing the main role in the series "Major".

It is said that on the tour of the play "Adventurers involuntarily" in Voronezh, all the flowers from the fans went to Pavel, which made him incredibly embarrassed. Spectators are accustomed to that Priluchny usually plays decisive, impudent, even dangerous heroes. But in the play "Volunteer Anaturists", Priluchny, according to public reviews, revealed himself as a talented comedian. In the image of a sexy blonde on stage, he convincingly competed with his beautiful wife Agate Muceniece. A talented actor was able to transform into a variety of images. In many respects, the commercial success of the play “Adventurers involuntarily” with Priluchny, according to spectators, was facilitated by the presence of the star.

Touring tour

The premiere of the play took place at the beginning of 2017 in Moscow at the stage of the Russian Song theater. Judging by the reviews of the play "Compulsively Adventurers" in Moscow, the audience was delighted with the performance. After checking the Moscow audience, the actors with their entreprise went on a big tour in Russia.

With constant success, the performance was received in Nizhny Novgorod, Samara, Voronezh, Rostov-on-Don and many other cities. The cultural capital of Russia, St. Petersburg, also graciously accepted the fun comedy. The reviews of the play “Reluctant Adventurers” in St. Petersburg contain many kind words to the theater troupe. The production was also successful in the Baltic states and Germany. In the homeland of Agatha Muceniece in Latvia, the actors received very warmly. Judging by the reviews of the play “Reluctant Adventurers” in Germany, the production became a cultural event for the Russian-speaking audience in Berlin.

More about reviews

After watching the performance, the audience especially notes the actual humor, sincerity and work of the actors. The performance looks in one breath, and impressions remain for a long time. There are, of course, negative impressions of the production.

The dissatisfied audience did not like the level of jokes in the play and, oddly enough, the presence in the hall of a large number of fans of Pavel Priluchny. But the lion's share of reviews about the play “Adventurers involuntarily” indicates the success of the next theatrical work of Alexander Mokhov.

Entreprise as a popular art form

Entreprise in the modern theater world is becoming more popular. Unlike the stationary theater, the entreprise is always led by a producer or a commercial theater agency. It is believed that the goal of entreprise performances is to maximize profits from the project. To do this, the stars of cinema and theater are surely invited to the performance, to which the viewer is guaranteed to go. Reviews of the play “Involuntarily Adventurers” confirm that Pavel Priluchny is such a star in this production. But in this case, in addition to the commercial project, it turned out a really wonderful performance in which the actors, first of all, enjoy the game, the creativity and the gratitude of the audience.