When strangers come together

The Rialto theatre in Limassol will once again give the Russian audience something to look forward to on Tuesday with a performance of the play Provincial Jokes by Soviet playwright Alexander Vampilov.

The actions of the play unfold in the last century in a small Russian town. The characters involved in this story about unselfishness, kindness and repentance, all find themselves pulled together in the hotel Tayga.

One of the administrators of the hotel believes that one of these guests is someone very important from Moscow. This mix-up leads to lots of laughs and a dramatic end.

The actors who are involved in the performance are Russians Boris Nevzorov, Alexandr Pashutin, and Olga Naumenko among others.

Provincial Jokes
Performance of the play by Alexander Vampilov. April 5. Rialto theatre, Limassol. 7pm. €40/35/30. In Russian. Tel: 77-777745

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