The Azerbaijan State Academic Russian Drama Theater has premiered a play "Chekhov's Gun" based on the Ilgar Safat's psychological drama, Azernews reports.

The play is a deep and multi-layered work that impresses with its psychological complexity and subtle analysis of human nature. This work offers the viewer a deep psychological portrait of a person who seeks to understand his internal strife and free himself from the memories that weigh him down.

The production skillfully creates an atmosphere of tension, gradually revealing the internal conflicts and secrets of the characters. The events of the play unfold in the theater, where the main character of the play (Honored Artist Firdovsi Atakishiyev) is a talented director who has lived for many years in a world of ghosts, both literal and metaphorical. He is visited by ghosts in the form of the authors of theatrical productions on which he worked, as well as the spirit of his wife, who committed suicide. He complains about the weaknesses and insincerity of the people around him, as well as about the theater, which, in his opinion, has lost its purity and truthfulness, turning into a place of hypocrisy and falsehood.

The culmination of the play comes at the moment when the main character, after long psychological debates and awareness of his mistakes, finally finds the strength to get rid of his ghosts. As a result, the hero returns to real life, symbolizing the victory over his inner demons and the acquisition of peace of mind.

The play does not just tell a story, it immerses the viewer in the complex world of human passions, showing how the past inevitably affects the present and the future...

That evening, the stage was also lit up by People's Artist Lyudmila Dukhovnaya, Honored Artists Inna Imranova and Elena Spitsina, actors Dilyara Nazarova, Rufat Agayev, Tamerlan Abdullaev, Yaroslav Trifonov, Rashad Aliyarov, Ruslan Pavlov and Farid Bakhramov. The director and set designer was Ilgar Safat, the costume designer was Syamra Akhundova, and the assistant director was Yulia Limareva.

The audience greeted the creative team with a standing ovation.

The State Russian Drama Theater named after Samad Vurgun plays an important role in the cultural life of the country. Charismatic and extraordinary talented theater actors always surprise the audience with wonderful performances.

Many works of Russian literary figures such as Tolstoy, Pushkin, Chekov, Gogol, Lermontov, Mayakovsky, Lavrenyov, as well as Azerbaijani literary figures such as Jafar Jabbarli, Mirza Fatali Akhundov, Ali bay Huseynzade, Najaf bay Vazirov, Huseyn Javid, works of world classics such as Shakespeare, Schiller, Moliere, Dumas, Hugo, Balzac are staged in the theater.

The theater team pays special attention to young viewers, and plays a significant role in introducing theater art to children.

As for now, Azerbaijan State Russian Drama Theater is one of the most popular theaters in the country.