Bezrukov's 'Hooligan' Play Tickets Sell Out in Chelyabinsk
Tickets for Sergey Bezrukov«s March play »Hooligan. Confession« at the Chelyabinsk Opera Theater are selling briskly. Fewer than 50 seats are available in the orchestra, and only two remain in the amphitheater.
The production is dedicated to the poet Sergey Yesenin. It features Bezrukov himself, ballet dancers, backup vocalists, and the Inter Folk Band ensemble. Organizers emphasize that «Yesenin can not only be read—Yesenin can be danced, Yesenin can and should be sung.» The play has already been seen by audiences in Smolensk, Perm, and other cities.
Sergey Bezrukov explains the concept: «Why »Hooligan«? Because Yesenin himself was a hooligan. A hooligan»s love, a hooligan«s confession... In Russia, people who live on the edge are very much loved. These are highly ambiguous heroes, tender, sensual, and sometimes cruel, but the main thing about them is their honesty with themselves... I sing and read the lines as they were created by Sergey Alexandrovich himself, honestly, without hypocrisy. Yesenin uncensored.»
Ticket prices vary: the most expensive orchestra seats are priced at 13,000 rubles ($140) and are almost sold out. There are options for 11,000–12,000 rubles ($118–$129). In the amphitheater, two seats remain at 6,900 and 9,500 rubles ($74 and $102), while balcony seats start at 3,500 rubles ($38) and go up to 5,200 rubles ($56).
Sergey Bezrukov has visited Chelyabinsk before. In September, he attended the unveiling of a monument to lawyer Fyodor Plevako, a native of Troitsk. In February last year, the artist brought the play «Casanova — Ars Vivendi,» which sold out with tickets priced up to 12,000 rubles ($129).
