Gamblers

Theatrical Company "814". 2002 - 2005.
The play by Nikolay Gogol
Produced by Oleg Menshikov
Directed by Galina Dubovskaya

Cast:
Ikharev - Alexandr Usov, Nikita Tatarenkov
Uteshitelniy - Oleg Menshikov
Shvokhnev - Alexey Gorbunov
Krugel - Alexandr Sirin
Glov, senior - Victor Sukhorukov
Glov, junior - Nikita Tatarenkov, Alexandr Usov
Zamukhryshkin - Rotciv Vokurokhus
Alexey - Dmitriy Mukhamadeev
Gavrushka - Denis Zurkalov, Oleg Lopukhov


In 2005 a director Pyotr Shepotinnik has released a screen version of the performance "Gamblers".
Camera by Denis Alarkon,
Editor - Asya Kolodizhner,
Executive Producer - Aleksey Romanov,
Producers - Grigoriy Podzemelny, Oleg Shtrom
Distributor - Vox Video Company.

• 2002 - the “Chaika” (Seagull) Theatre Award in the nominations “Synchronous Swimming” (the best troupe) and “Tunes and Rhythms” (the best score to the performance).

• Menshikov Broke the Bank and Became a Power Broker of Sharpers.
  Marina Raikina, "MK", December 8, 2001
• Christmas Gogol.
  Sergey Nikolayevitch, "Vedomosty", No. 233, December 20, 2001
• From the Life of Swindlers.
  Alexey Filippov, "Izvestia", December 21, 2001
• Gogol and Menshikov.
  Pavel Rudnev, "Vremya MN", No. 232, December 22, 2001
• Not a Hint of Cheating.
  Marina Shimadina, "Kommersant", No. 234; December 22, 2001
• Oleg Menshikov Gave to the Spectators 10,000 Dollars Each.
  Valentina Lvova, "Komsomolskaya Pravda", December 24, 2001
• "On Gogol".
  Larisa Yusipova, "Vedomosty", December 24, 2001
• Menshikov Leads an Ace.
  Polina Borisova, "Vechernyaya Moskva", No. 241, December 25, 2001
• It Was Just a Game…
  Elena Yampolskaya, "Noviye Izvestia", No. 8, January 18, 2002
• "The Gamblers" by Gogol.
  Anna Romashkevitch, OnLife.Ru, January 20, 2002.
• The King Amuses Himself.
  Irina Alpatova, "Kultura", No. 5, January 31, 2002
• Menshikov: A Man of Many Hats.
  John Freedman, The Moscow Times Metropolis, February 1, 2002.
  
• Deceived Deceivers
  Erika Stephan, "Thueringer Allgemeine" (Germany), August 12, 2002
• Don't Swindle, Brothers, Get Drunk!
  Frank Quilitzcsh, "Tueringische Landeszeitung" (Germany), August 12, 2002
• The Gamblers - Drama by Nikolai Gogol
  Kunstfest Weimar 2002, www.werkraum-media.de, August 2002
• Brother, Let Me Look in Your Cards
  Hartmut Krug, "Der Tagesspiegel" (Germany), August 12, 2002

• OpenHead Studio - style design

• Final performance
• Tour to Germany and Belgium
• A fragment of the performance (6.58 Mb)
• "The Gamblers" in Novosobirsk, October 19-20, 2007 (video from Novosibirsk TV Channel) (2.53 Mb)
• "The Gamblers" in Kiev, January 24, 2008. (54.7 Mb)

• The performance
• Miscellaneous
• Tour in New York City
• Final performance
• Tour to Germany and Belgium