In Novosibirsk canceled the play “Einstein and Margarita” with the participation of actors Alexei Serebryakov and Ksenia Rappoport, reported on the website of ticket operator Kassy.ru. Previously, performances of the production were canceled in Yekaterinburg and St. Petersburg.
“The event has been canceled,” reads a message on the Kassy.ru site.
The performance was scheduled for June 20 at the Novosibirsk Palace of Culture “Railways”. The reason for the cancellation was not specified in the message.
At the end of May, screening of “Einstein and Marguerite” canceled In Yekaterinburg.
“During the preparation for the show in Yekaterinburg, it turned out that part of the equipment of the Palace of Youth was not ready for the show. The lighting requested by the technical sheet turned out to be impossible to be safely placed on the spotlight. We were unable to quickly select a new date for the performance,” declared in a conversation with KP-Ekaterinburg, the producer of the play, Daniil Erokhin.
In February, the performance at the Baltic House in St. Petersburg was canceled – the theatre’s website said such a decision was due to “technical reasons”.
The play “Einstein and Margarita” based on the play “Almar” by Alexander Gelman was directed by director Alexander Marin. The premiere took place in Moscow in June 2022. Several performances of the play are scheduled for the beginning of July at the Moscow Theater. Vakhtangov.
After the start of the military operation in Ukraine, Ksenia Rappoport posted on Instagram (owned by Meta*) a post criticizing the hostilities in the neighboring country. In December 2022, the actress was kicked off the board of the Circle of Kindness Foundation.
Alexey Serebryakov repeatedly critical the policy of the Russian authorities towards other countries, including Georgia, Ukraine and the Central African Republics. How Remarks Telegram channel ASTRA, in April, radio and TV presenter Sergei Mardan, speaking on Solovyov LIVE, was indignant that Serebryakov continued to participate in performances, despite critical remarks about the authorities. According to him, a certain resident of Yekaterinburg complained to him about the posters with the actor.
At the end of 2022, the Kion online cinema removed from the platform the New Year’s performance “The Incident in the Land of Multi-Pulti”, in which, among others, Serebryakov and Rappoport starred.
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