On the 125th anniversary of the author
Nikolai Erdman
black comedy, 14+
Director: Serghei Blănitsa
Annotation
Depressed by his position as a dependent and tired of his wife's reproaches, Semyon Podsekalnikov decides to shoot himself. His wife and mother-in-law desperately try to dissuade him, but meanwhile, a line of people is forming to be mentioned in his suicide note.
Each of the "customers" has their own selfish motives, and Podsekalnikov's fate is of little interest to them.
The play tells the story of how, in pursuit of recognition and prosperity, a person risks losing family, love, and even themselves.
Nikolai Erdman's play "The Suicide" is one of the first black comedies in literature. The author's straightforward, at times cynical, mockery of the philistines of the NEP era was bound to provoke a reaction from the censors: during the author's lifetime, the play was banned and never performed.
And yet, finding another form was impossible: in a rapidly changing world, laughter is the only salvation.
