Cheek by Jowl + Pushkin Theatre, Moscow's
Measure for Measure
January 27 - 31, 2016
at Chicago Shakespeare Theater
A World's Stage Production from Russia
by William Shakespeare
directed by Declan Donnellan
designed by Nick Ormerod
★★★★ One of the clearest and most involving pieces of theatrical storytelling on a Chicago stage
Chicago Tribune
The Play
Hailed as “a shattering portrait of contemporary Russia” by Novaya Gazeta, this gripping production received five Golden Mask Award nominations, including Best Director for Declan Donnellan and Best Large Scale Drama Production. With a unique brew of laughter and darkness, Shakespeare dissects the nature of government, love and justice—asking unsettling questions about how we are governed, and exploring the complex relationships between those in power and ordinary citizens. Founded in 1981, London-based Cheek by Jowl has performed the world over. The company has a longstanding history of creating works with Russia's leading artists, and this marks its first co-production with the Pushkin Theatre, Moscow.
Performed in Russian with projected English translation.
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Critical Acclaim
"The great virtue of this production is that it combines a solar plexus punch with real, thought-provoking finesse about the issues."
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The Players
Creative Team
Declan Donnellan Director
Nick Ormerod Designer
Kirill Sbitnev Assistant Director
Irina Kashuba Choreographer
Sergey Skornetskiy Lighting Designer
Pavel Akimkin Composer
Cast
Alexander Arsentyev The Duke
Alexander Feklistov Lucio
Anna Khalilulina Isabella
Nikolay Kislichenko Elbow
Andrei Kuzichev Angelo
Anastasia Lebedeva Juliet / Francisca
Ivan Litvinenko The Executioner
Alexander Matrosov The Provost
Elmira Mirel Mariana / Mistress Overdone
Alexey Rakhmanov Pompey / Friar Peter
Yuri Rumyantsev Escalus
Petr Rykov Claudio
Igor Teplov Barnardine
Additional Credits
Produced by Cheek by Jowl and Pushkin Theatre, Moscow in a co-production with the Barbican, London; Les Gémeaux / Sceaux / Scène Nationale; Centro Dramático Nacional, Madrid (INAEM)
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