The best comedy performances. Ten best theatrical comedies

The theater actors, guests and theater spectators remembered that day for a long time. The events of the production “Number 13” based on the play unfolded on stage. And that evening the theater sky lit up new star- was born new theater comedy in Moscow... This event happened in 2009, on January 31.

Student production

The director of the very first performance was graduate student Sergei Efremov, who since 2011 has been officially appointed director and artistic director Comedy Theatre. But in 2009, upon graduation, students from several courses decided to combine their creative efforts to create a single thesis. This is how the production “Number 13” came about.

But after that memorable performance in 2009, the newly created theater “lived” for only one season. And there wasn’t even a building of its own yet, or even a name! Because everything happened on the stage of the Theater Institute named after. B. Shchukina. And the play “Number 13” was soon removed from the repertoire, because the students who played in it graduated educational institution and graduated.

Further development of the young theater

But the director and future director of the theater continued with manic persistence to look for opportunities for his play “Number 13” to be on stage again! And life brought him to the Moscow theater "Romen", in which he, together with Alexander Klimushin, decides to stage the production.

They restore the scenery, purchase costumes and everything necessary for the performance at their own expense. Soon, together with the Art-Voyage agency, they will organize creative festival“Student Wednesday”, where the play “Number 13” is staged again. The performance went brilliantly and was a huge success. The performance continues to live on stage for some time, but then its performance is suspended for 6 months - for a number of financial reasons.

In 2010 the festival " New premiere" and again on stage "Number 13". During the same period, a student troupe was formed and the theater officially declared itself as the Moscow Comedy Theater, but did not yet have status as such. A new production “Love at a Tariff” (based on the novel by N. Kolyada) directed by Vyacheslav Ivanov appears.

And in 2011, in May, the theater acquired official status, with director Sergei Efremov at its head.

To this day, the Comedy Theater in Moscow cordially welcomes guests. Address: Nakhimovsky Avenue, 35.

Repertoire of the Comedy Theater (Moscow)

For its beloved fans and spectators, the theater stages performances that delight and again and again surprise lovers of good comedy:

• “Number 13” - artist Akinf Belov, roles played by: Anton Kostochkin, Nikolai Bystrov, Nikita Zabolotny, Ekaterina Fursenko, Marina Sokolova, Tatyana Afanasyeva, Timur Eremeev, Irina Gorbacheva, Alexander Sazonov, Ekaterina Efimova, Sergey Efremov;
• “Love at a Tariff” - the roles are played by Marina Slastenova, Ekaterina Efimova, Sergey Efremov.
• In 2013, the third production, “The Story of Adventures,” appeared, directed by Sergei Efremov. Roles performed by: Miroslava Karpovich, Alexey Yagudin.

A number of performances are planned for the fall of 2017 at the Comedy Theater (Moscow):

- “Too married taxi driver”;

- "Little Red Riding Hood";

- “Masculine, singular.”

The theater tours a lot in Russian cities (Sochi, Yekaterinburg, Nizhny Novgorod, Krasnodar, St. Petersburg and others). In 2013, an international project was organized jointly with Poland.

Comedy Theater (Moscow) together with the Collegium Foundation of Eastern Europe(Poland), and also together with the H. Modrzejewska Theater in Legnica created their first Polish-Russian project. The name of the project is “First Polish-Russian Theater school", the head of which is also Sergey Efremov. He is supported by world theater stars - and others.

Posters of Moscow theaters

There is something to see in other theaters in the capital! Watching a comedy in a movie is easy; becoming a spectator of a truly good comedy performance is not easy.

The best performances of the autumn season 2017 performed by actors from Moscow theaters:

Intellectual comedy "Kant" in Academic Theater them. Mayakovsky.

New Year's story "Happy New Year..." in Sovremennik.

Comedy “Wolves and Sheep” in the Workshop of Pyotr Fomenko.

Comedy with Vera Alentova “The Krause Family” at the A.S. Theater Pushkin.

A cheerful performance "Berdichev" at the Academic Theater named after. V. Mayakovsky.

And others most interesting performances, which you can learn about from the posters of Moscow theaters, because the theater season is just beginning...

Now comedy can safely be classified as one of the most popular genres of theatrical art throughout the world. Such productions attract attention and large quantity today's domestic viewers.

It should be noted that comedy is not exclusively theatrical genre. After all, she appeared at about the same time, both on stage and in literature. Moreover, this direction was already quite widespread in Ancient Greece and Rome, as well as some other countries ancient world. During its existence, this genre has undergone significant changes more than once. Over the years, many of its branches and subcategories have appeared, such as sitcom, romantic comedy, black comedy and many others. At the same time, every country in the world still has its own characteristics and features comedy genre related to religion, lifestyle, traditions and customs. After all, the main meaning of such productions and literary works is a witty ridicule negative traits character of people and vices of society. In addition, in every era, its own shortcomings or features seem funny and absurd. And in the twentieth century, this incredibly bright and revealing genre penetrated into cinema, where it began to enjoy no less success than in theater stage. But even today the number of people wishing to buy tickets to a performance from the “Comedy” section is not getting any smaller. After all, only here viewers can enjoy live emotions and watch the rapid change of funny events in real time. This stage direction has long been known in our country. In Russia, as in many other parts of the planet, professional productions of this type have emerged largely from folk ideas jesters, buffoons and wandering artists. Subsequently eminent domestic writers and playwrights created many magnificent comedy plays that became true world classics of the genre. And at the present time in Russia there are many literary creations of this type created for the stage. But at the same time, in the repertoire of domestic drama theaters you can almost always find productions created on the basis of classical and modern foreign plays. It should be noted that performances of this type require special skills and abilities from the participants, an excellent ability to make people laugh and wonderful feeling humor. Therefore, they often take part in them famous actors, and the names of the best Russian representatives of the comic genre are heard by almost every viewer.

Currently, on the posters of most capital drama theaters you can almost always see productions of this type. There are also musical comedy performances that are in great demand, combining humor, dramatic acting with vocals and choreography. At the same time, notable premieres of this type are constantly taking place in Moscow, as well as tours of interesting domestic and foreign theater groups. Therefore, it is often incredibly difficult to understand the diversity of such events. To facilitate the viewer's choice, an extremely convenient and comfortable section of our website was created. Here are presented all the programs of this type that will be organized in the city in the near future. If you need Additional Information about an event or if you want to place an order for tickets to a comedy, then you just need to contact the qualified employees of our company. They will select the most suitable ones for you best places and a suitable date for the production. Moreover, in most cases, the company is ready to provide you with the opportunity to attend the performance, even if it is a premiere or exclusive, and there is very little time left before it starts. Delivery of the order will be carried out by our own employees. courier service at a time and place convenient for you.

Laughter is a serious matter, so in order to choose a suitable comedy and laugh heartily, let’s first understand the intricacies of the genre.

Usually there are comedy of situations, comedy of manners and comedy of masks. In the sitcom, they laugh at the funny situation in which the heroes find themselves: “The Barber of Seville” by Monsieur Beaumarchais, “The Bourgeois in the Nobility” by Monsieur Molière. Sir William Shakespeare loved sitcoms: Twelfth Night, The Comedy of Errors, The Merchant of Venice, The Taming of the Shrew. Among the Russian authors are “The Bear” by Mr. Chekhov, “The Inspector General” and “Marriage” by Mr. Gogol.

In a comedy of manners, the characters' characters, their exaggerated traits or passions are ridiculed. In Russia, this type of comedy is not very popular, since they are first introduced to it not in the theater but at school - this is “The Minor” by Mr. Fonvizin, “Woe from Wit” by Mr. Griboedov. And everything that we “passed” at school leaves a sad aftertaste, even if it’s a comedy. Although there are classic comedies morals that are widely known, but are not part of school curriculum. For example, “Tartuffe” by Moliere, “The Power of Money” by Mirbeau, “The School of Scandal” and “The Rivals” by Sheridan.

Two Carlos are considered classics of the Italian comedy of masks - Goldoni and Gozzi. Carlo Gozzi is known in our country not only for the sold-out production of “Princess Turandot” at the Vakhtangov Theater, but also for the film adaptations of “The Deer King” and “The Love for Three Oranges.” They also know Carlo Gozzi from Trufaldino from Bergamo in “The Servant of Two Masters.” And Carlo Goldoni is known to Moscow theatergoers for his play “The Carnival Joke,” based on his comedy “The Innkeeper.”

Some viewers believe that the main thing is not to choose a genre, but to choose the “right venue,” for example, the Theater in the South-West, and go there to all performances in a row. Others prefer to once choose a cheerful actor and not cheat on him, for example, they go to see Maria Aronova at the Vakhtangov Theater or other venues where she performs. For example, to the Vakhtangov Theater for Mademoiselle Nitouche. This cheerful operetta was staged both in the theater and in the cinema - in French with Louis de Funes, and in Russian with Andrei Mironov and Lyudmila Gurchenko.

Or you can combine the choice of a genre, for example, comedy of masks with the choice of a proven “venue” and go to the Theater in the South-West to see “The Carnival Joke”, based on the comedy “The Innkeeper” by Carlo Goldoni.

There are also those theatergoers who one day choose a writer of funny plays for themselves and go to the theater “to see the author.” For example, we love the American Ken Ludwig, known for Borrow a Tenor and Prima Donna. Or the French comedian Georges Feydeau. Georges Feydeau's play "The Ladies' Tailor" has been staged for a long time and willingly, and his "Key to the Bedroom" (2003) was even filmed by Eldar Ryazanov. For such viewers there is a direct road to Moscow Theatre of Drama named after A.S. Pushkin, where Feydeau’s “The Ladies’ Tailor” and “Borrow a Tenor” by Ludwig are staged. In the first comedy there is a small love affair young husband leads to him having to impersonate... a ladies' tailor! It's hard to go wrong with Borrow a Tenor - it was a successful Broadway play, won nine awards, including two Broadway Tony Awards, has been translated into eight languages, and has performed successfully all over the world.

Chekhov's Moscow Art Theater is staging another play by Ludwig - "Divas" - a sort of "race in bags for money": two unemployed actors learn that an elderly millionaire is looking for her nieces, lost in childhood, in order to give them her millions. The guys decide to take a risk and play a comedy with disguises.

We also love the American playwright Neil Simon. Only on the stage of the Mayakovsky Theater were his plays “Banquet”, “Chapter Two” and “Divorce Like a Man” successfully staged.

And his play “Barefoot in the Park” was staged at the Pushkin Theater, “California Suite” is successfully performed at the Satire Theater, “Fools” at the Satire Theater, “Biloxi Blues” at the Tabakov Theater, “Lonely Games” at the Vakhtangov Theater " “Divorce, a Man’s Way” is a funny comedy about the relationships between men and women, based on the play “The Odd Couple” by the famous American playwright Neil Simon. This comedy was a success on Broadway, and later the play was made into a TV series and a film starring the popular American actor Jack Lemmon. The play is being performed with incredible success on theater stages all over the world.

If you like British humor, then go see “The Too Married Taxi Driver” by English playwright Ray Cooney, directed by Alexander Shirvindt. This most famous comedy by Ray Cooney was included in the honorary list of the 100 best dramatic works Great Britain of the twentieth century. In total, Cooney wrote more than twenty comedies, which have been translated into 40 languages ​​and are performed on the stages of many theaters around the world. He is one of the highest-grossing playwrights - more than 100 million tickets have already been sold for performances based on his plays.

Or you can try a German-French cocktail prepared by the German author of historical and adventure novels Georg Born and the French playwright Eugene Scribe. The good old classic, which has seen more than one generation of spectators die of laughter - “Secrets of the Madrid Court” at the Maly Theater branch on Bolshaya Ordynka. The very name of the play has become a phraseological unit or, as they would say now, a hashtag. “Secrets of the Madrid Court” means an intricacy of secrets and intrigues, reminiscent of a tangled ball of multi-colored threads, where, by pulling one, you can unexpectedly pull out several others. The French princess Margarita, smart and charming, will unravel a tangle of dozens of palace intrigues with love secrets, will free his brother the king from Spanish captivity, find love and become the queen of Navra.

And finally, gourmets can recommend the amazing international cocktail “Barber of Seville” in New Opera, where they took the French libretto by Pierre Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais, the music of the Italian composer Gioacchino Antonio Rossini, and then added the Estonian conductor Eri Klas, the Anglo-Australian director Elijah Moshinsky and the English artist Anne Tilby. It turned out fun, modern and professional.

So ten best comedies on Moscow stages that you need to see:

"Too Married Taxi Driver".

Comedy is one of the oldest and most popular genres in the world. theater arts. This direction has also long been known to domestic viewers.

Comedy appeared in literature and on the theater stage in ancient times. Back in the days Ancient Rome and Greece, people fell in love with watching comedy performances. They are attractive to the public because they not only lift the spirits and set the mood for positivity, but also perfectly ridicule the vices of society, talk through laughter about how to live and not make serious mistakes in life. various fields life. At the same time, such productions were initially performed all over the world, by both professional and amateur troupes. From time immemorial, the Russian people also loved watching comedies. With some stretch we can include folk street performances among them. And the real art of comedy began to develop in the country when, during tsarist times, foreign and Russian troupes began to stage plays by major European playwrights. And over time, numerous Russian authors began to work successfully in this genre. Russian comedies turned out to be very quickly in demand not only in their homeland, but also abroad. This is due to the fact that they are sincere, kind-hearted and teaching. And their images are understandable to all people. Moreover, such great playwrights as Ostrovsky, Griboyedov, Gogol and others worked in this genre. But today’s domestic authors also create magnificent creations of this genre. But at the same time, today's Russian audiences are also happy to try to book tickets for comedy performances based on plays by modern foreign playwrights. During all this time this art has undergone some changes. Today's comedies have become edgier. Now they can laugh at things that were previously not customary to talk about on stage. In addition, not so long ago, along with dramatic ones, musical productions of this type also appeared.

Today, in almost every theater in Moscow you can always see performances of this genre on their posters. Among them there are especially popular events. At the same time, the capital often hosts high-profile comedy premieres. It is often very difficult to get to such productions. But by contacting our company, in most cases you will be able to get to such a performance. At the same time, our experienced specialists are ready to choose a suitable event date and convenient location for you.

Laughter is The best way not only for relaxation, but also for raising the best spiritual qualities. It allows you to expose your vices human nature, demonstrate the illogicality of prejudices, show what is real value in our lives and what is trifles. And at the same time the information is perceived very easily.

It is not surprising that people are happy to parse many wonderful comedies into quotes, and colleagues, family, friends or loved ones perceive the offer to go to the theater to see a comedy production with considerable enthusiasm. And this trend is unlikely to change in 2019, so the KASSIR.RU website offers announcements for all comedy productions that will be staged in the near future in Moscow theaters.

How to choose an interesting comedy?

Comedy productions have many features for contrast:

• classic comedies, remakes and contemporary works;
• ordinary plays and musical ones;
• domestic and foreign works;
• for different age audiences.

To select a show, check out the posters. They offer enough information about each comedy:

• time and place of production;
• duration, number of acts;
• actors and director involved in the production;
• a brief history of the troupe;
• ticket price, possibility of purchasing at a discount;
• recommendations regarding the age limit for spectators;
• actual description of the storyline.

Ticket prices vary significantly for different productions. This depends not only on the characteristics of the hall (capacity, a certain sector in the auditorium), but also on what day you visit the theater, as well as on how famous the stars appear on the stage.

The premiere of a comedy has a huge impact on pricing. People strive to get to the premiere performance much more actively, so the demand for tickets, and therefore the price of tickets, is higher. Although comedy is a genre where you can always find a production, tickets for which are available to both pensioners and students. Depending on the sector in the audience, the same production can be watched by someone for 5 thousand rubles, and by someone for 500.

The choice of comedy is also influenced by who you go with. IN friendly company It's quite fun to watch a show with adult themes. For example, “Too Married Taxi Driver” or “Conversations of Middle-Aged Men” would be a great choice. If you have any doubts about the choice, then bet on the classics.

Even those who have already watched “The Taming of the Shrew”, “Dog in the Manger”, “The Night Before Christmas” or “Pygmalion” more than once will laugh just as sincerely at the misadventures of the characters in these works. Classic is the most ideal choice you can make for a ticket gift set.

A special segment is family comedies. For example, “The Kid and Carlson” is a play based on a funny story by Astrid Lindgren, which both kids and their parents enjoy watching.

Where to go for a comedy?

A significant number of funny productions are easily staged on different stages, because the main meaning for funny comedy have not specifications scenes, and story line and the skill of the actors.

Therefore, a comedy on the stage of the Satire Theater, the Satyricon Theater, the Moscow Sovremennik Theater or the Anton Chekhov Moscow Art Theater can be just as comic as a performance that takes place in much less famous institutions. Many troupes indicate on their posters that the performances take place at different venues, but this does not make the level of the work worse.

Advantages of purchasing tickets on the KASSIR.RU website

We offer a schedule of all cultural institutions several months in advance, which will give you the opportunity to plan your leisure time. We will provide information in advance about both local and touring companies, as well as news about the production of interest, if any.

Filters on the site allow you to find an acceptable leisure option, taking into account several factors:

• place of production;
• date of;
• genre;
• theater or specific actor;
• ticket price.

Cooperation directly with theaters, cultural centers and other venues where troupes perform allows us to sell tickets without additional price markups. If you are interested in purchasing tickets for the best seats (for example, as a gift for a respectable person), then the site provides the opportunity to purchase a ticket in installments.

There are two versions of the site - standard and mobile. This makes it easy to choose a comedy, purchase or book tickets as soon as you have the idea to go to the theater and watch a funny production.

Theater lovers can choose the best seats in the hall themselves! We offer several payment options - cash, non-cash and even installments. You can get tickets without leaving your home or office - either at email, or they will be delivered by courier.

How to buy tickets to a comedy?

The KASSIR.RU website has a fairly simple operating algorithm. You can:

1. Choose a comedy.
2. Choose a seat in the auditorium taking into account your own capabilities and preferences.
3. Pay or book a ticket.

To attend the show, all you have to do is print out your ticket and take it with you. The booked ticket within the city will be delivered by courier. Express delivery- this is an opportunity to receive an input document by cash on delivery and pay in cash.

The last point of recommendations - if you got your share of pleasure from the play, recommend it to your friends. Today, many people, due to employment or family upbringing, have lost the skills of cultural recreation, so they find it difficult to even name a way to spend their free time pleasantly and usefully. Comedy performances are the best way to rediscover and truly love theater!