Caligula

The Mossovet Academic Theatre. 1990 - 1992
The play by Albert Camus
Translation and stage version by N. Shakhovskaya and P. Fomenko
Directed by Petr Fomenko
Scenery by E. Stenberg
Costumes by P. Kaplevich

Cast:
Caligula – Oleg Menshikov
Caesonia – M. Shubina
Cherea – A. Iliyn
Scipio – A. Shmarinov, A. Nikolayev
Helicon – V. Gordeyev
Patricians:
Senectinius – A. Zubov
Octavius – V. Prodanov
Lepidius – V. Yaremenko, A. Rappoport
Metelius – A. Bobrovsky
Merinius – N. Lebedev
Cassius – V. Shurupov
Mucius – E. Lazarev
Mucius’ Wife – I. Klimova
First Guard – A. Rappoport, V. Yaremenko
Second Guard – A. Nikolayev, A. Shmarinov

Oleg Menshikov was awarded the prize and the diploma of the "Moscow Seasons" Festival for his work in "Caligula".

Petr Fomenko's staging of "Caligula" at the Mossovet Theatre became a theatre legend. Having agreed to play Roman emperor Caligula, Menshikov betrayed his most attractive actor's feature and fearlessly became "anti-Menshikov". The Roman dictator performed by him was a devilish mix of bloody cruelty and lyricism, impotence and powerfulness, treachery and sincerity… He lives trying to fight evil with evil, having no idea that he himself will become the first victim in this combat.

"Oleg Menshikov - the Cadet of the National Cinema".
Elena Kirillina, "Telenedelya", 1998

• Without Prelude.
  Igor Ovchinnikov, "Teatralnaya zhizn" No. 20, 1990.
  
• It's Easier To Live Than To Pretend.
  Natela Lordkipanidze, "Ekran I Stsena", No. 8, February 1992.
  

• A. Camus. "Caligula".

The source of the presented photos - the program "Petr Fomenko's Studio", "Kultura" Channel, 2001