Eugène Scribe and Maly theatre tell us a fascinating story of how in the ХVI an intelligent andcharming French princess Marguerite de Navarre managed to free her brother, King Francis I, who had been held prisoner in Spain. All the characters in this brilliant comedy are in love, and each of them keeps a secret…
Performance Director – Vladimir Beilis
Scenography – Enar Stenberg
Composer – Shandor Kallosh
Assistant Director – Andrey Tsisaruk
Premiere – October 24th, 1997
300th performance – June 6th, 2004
400th performance – November 25th, 2007
500th performance – March 27th, 2011
600th performance – March 19th, 2016
Running Time: 3hrs
Suitable for 12+yrs
A comedy in 2 acts
Translated from the French by S. Borovoy and S. Radzinskiy
Stage version of the Maly theatre
Roles and actors:
Charles V, King of Spain Vyacheslav Ezepov
Eleanor of Austria, his sister Honored Artist of Russia Tatyana Lebedeva Nataliya Vereshchenko
Guatinara, the Minister People's Artist of Russia Alexander Vershinin Mikhail Fomenko
Babieсa, the valet of Charles V Honored Artist of Russia Viktor Nizovoy Honored Artist of Russia Sergey Veshchev Viktor Andrianov Sergey Potapov
Isabella of Portugal, the bride of Charles V Recipient of the Prize of the Russian Federation Government, People's Artist of Russia Olga Pashkova Honored Artist of Russia Tatiyana Skiba Ekaterina Bazarova
Francis I, King of France Oleg Dobrovan People's Artist of Russia Alexander Vershinin Alexander Volkov
Marguerite, his sister People's Artist of Russia Elena Kharitonova
Count Henri d'Albret Honored Artist of Russia Vasiliy Zotov People's Artist of Russia Alexander Vershinin
Head Guard Aleksey Anokhin Mikhail Fomenko Pyotr Abramov Grigoriy Skryapkin Dmitriy Krivosheev