Theatre. Vakhtangov canceled screenings of “War and Peace” by Tuminas in St. Petersburg

Screenings of the play “War and Peace” by Lithuanian director Rimas Tuminas have been canceled in St. Petersburg. Director of the Theater Vakhtangov Kirill Krok explained this by “technical reasons.” Mr. Tuminas was deprived of his government bonus after pranksters Vladimir Kuznetsov (Vovan) and Alexei Stolyarov (Lexus) were pranked.

Performances scheduled for September 30, October 1 and 2 have been canceled in St. Petersburg. “We bring you personally, all our colleagues, as well as the numerous spectators who have been waiting for this tour, our most sincere apologies,” the statement says. letter Krok to the director of the Alexandrinsky Theater Sergei Yemelyanov.

The performances of War and Peace, like some of Mr. Tuminas’ other performances, have not been canceled in Moscow. As follows from the data on the website of the Theater. Vakhtangov, only the production of “The Wind Noises in the Poplars”, which was scheduled for September 17, was canceled on the main stage.

Rimas Tuminas left the post of artistic director of the theater. Vakhtangov on May 6 – a few days after the prankster prank. One of them called the director, introduced himself as the Minister of Culture of Ukraine, and offered to put on a play about Stepan Bandera. The director allegedly agreed. Mr. Tuminas himself said that the conversation had been edited.

The director himself explainedthat he filed his resignation papers back in February for health reasons. 70-year-old Rimas Tuminas has cancer. Since March 1, he has been in Lithuania for treatment. Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin without explanation in mid-May deprived Mr. Tuminas of the status of the recipient of the award of the Russian government in the field of culture.

Leonid Uvarchev