Stage Theatre named after A.Raykin

January, 19 2009.

St. Petersburg people know Sokolova as the leading actress of the Theatre for Young Spectators named after Bryansev. Her roles include Nastya (“Once lived a girl”), Ivan (“Two maples”), Timmy (“Timmy, the peer of mammoth”), Dyushka (“Spring turncoats”), Ophelia (“Hamlet”), a cat (“A cat who wandered herself”), Agraphena Kondratievna (“We’re relatives-get even”) etc. Since 1999 Irina Sokolova plays in performances of Anatoly Praudin on the Experimental stage of Baltiysky Dom theatre.

Irina Sokolova is one of the favorite actresses of Roman Viktyuk. At the same time Irina Sokolova is the unique actress, maestro Viktyuk staged his only monoplay “Eleonora, the last night in Pittsburg” especially for her.

Guests of the Northern capital know Irina Sokolova for her roles in the cinema: the actress played in 5 films of Alexander Sokurov: “The demoted” (1980), “Mournful lack of senses” (1983-1987), “Days of eclipse” (1988), “Molokh” (1999, the role of Hebbels), “A calf” (2000). The total amount of cinema roles is about 50.

During the Recital viewers had the unique opportunity to see the parts of different year plays (staging of Z.Ya.Korogodsky, A.A.Andreev, R.G.Viktyuk). It included some of plays which are not in the theatrical repertoire any more and were reconstructed only of January, 19. The actress showed several dramatic styles beginning from travesty (it is known among spectators of the Theatre for Young Spectators named after Bryansev) up to characteristic actress of extra-emotional theatre of “transfigurations and perversions” of Roman Viktyuk. There was also the traditional dialogue with the audience.

Programme:

Partners of Irina Sokolova:

Nickolay Ivanov,

Popular Actor of the Russian Federation, laureate of the State Award of the USSR

Igor Shibanov,

Popular Actor of the Russian Federation

Light designer:

Alexander Ryazantsev

Sound director:

Alexandra Ulman

Video engineer:

Tatiana Varnacheva

Art manager:

Daria Pichugina

The recital used events of A.Andersen as well as music to R.Viktyuk’s playes.

The poster and programme decoration was based on the drawing of Ekaterina Pichugina.