The performance explores the nature of addiction and the phenomenon of a person for whom the game gradually becomes not merely entertainment, but a way of existence. Excitement grows into obsession, and the hope of winning into a destructive passion.
The atmosphere of the fictional city of Roulettenburg, which spiritually devastates those who find themselves there, intensifies with every moment. In the silence — the click of a bolt, and in the air — the expectation of a shot…
Premiere: 5 September 2026, Maly Theatre on Ordynka, Moscow.
69 Bolshaya Ordynka st., Moscow, Russia
The State Academic Maly Theatre is one of the oldest drama companies in Russia. 2026/2027 is the 271st season at the Maly Theatre. The Maly possesses its own unique acting school; acting traditions are passed down here from generation to generation. Today the Maly is not only fidelity to the classics, but also the expansion of repertoire boundaries, the search for new authors, laboratories for directors, actors and playwrights, and cultural and educational programmes for children and the younger generation of spectators.
Stefania Filatova
Set designer Stefania Filatova
Director: Vladimir Danay. Set and Costume Designer: Stefania Filatova. Lighting Designer: Georgy Novikov.