MOSCOW, November 4 - RIA Novosti. Theater Oleg Tabakov presented a new version of the famous play "Kinaston" staged by Yevgeny Pisarev, the press service of the theater told RIA Novosti.
In the new "Kinaston" instead of Maxim Matveyev, who went to live in St. Petersburg, Yuri Chursin played the title role for the first time.
"I consider the first performer of the role of Kynaston Maxim Matveyev as my co-author in this work. Of course, replacing the leading actor is stress and risk. But also a challenge. A challenge for me, for the theater and for Chursin. Yuri Chursin is an acute, prickly, dramatic artist. I see that he has a great desire to play this role, and I see that he has something to play about, "Pisarev said.
Edward Kynaston - the hero of the play of the same name by Jeffrey Hatcher - is a real person of the 17th century, an actor who achieved unprecedented popularity by playing female roles. But King Charles II, by his decree, allowed women to play their roles. The audience is in a hurry to see this miracle, having forgotten their former idols. At this moment, we find the heroes - the last great female performer and the first female actress. Anna Chipovskaya will take the stage as Kynaston's main rival.