“Midnight Burglary” («Ограбление в полночь»)

Musical comedy (vaudeville). Based on the play by the famous Russian comedy writers B. Ratser and V. Konstantinov (authors of the famous play “Hero of the Occasion” («Виновник торжества»)).

The Maly Comedy Theater Produced and managed by Grigorii Oleinikov, already well-known in the theater world for its popular super-comedies “Caught in the Net,” “Hero of the Occasion” («Виновник торжества»), “Le Week-End” («Уикенд по-французски») and “Room 13” («Тринадцатый номер»), is pleasing St. Petersburg audiences with another hit. However, this time it’s not just a comedy. This is a musical comedy! In other words, it’s everyone’s favorite VAUDEVILLE, which was very popular in Russia in the 19th century.

The “Midnight Robbery” plot is as follows: An embezzling manager of a certain supermarket stays at work late at night. He doesn’t know how to make ends meet and is terrified of the coming inspection by the store owner. What to do? How to fill up the deficiency? But then a real burglar gets into the store unexpectedly. The manager, delighted by the appearance of a real thief, decides to “pin” the deficiency on him. The manager’s mistress appeared but it’s obviously not part of his plan, so he has to hide the thief. Then a jealous wife comes in, which makes the situation even worse. How can the hapless tomcat manager get out of this situation? How can he make sure that everyone is happy and not to get himself into trouble?

That’s the plot, and you can find out what came out of it by watching the play of the Maly Comedy Theater. The performance is full of magnificent dances, music, songs and humor. This hilarious comedy revives the traditions of Russian vaudevilles. The incidental music was written by the famous composer Mark Samoilov from St. Petersburg. Music arranger – Viktor Maltsev (also known as “Little Petersburger”).

Directed by Vladimir Golub, Honored Man of Art of Russia (“Le Week-End” («Уикенд по-французски») and “Room 13” («Тринадцатый номер»)). Theatre Designer – Alexander Dubrovin, Honored Artist of Russia. Ballet-master – Gali Abaidulov, laureate of the State Prize of the Russian Federation and winner of the Golden Sofit award.

The play’s cast includes: Honored Artist of Russia Boris Smolkin, Honored Artist of Russia Arkadii Koval, Honored Artist of Russia Evgenii Tilicheev, Honored Artist of Russia Natalia Andreeva, Iuliia Rudina, Vitalii Kuzmin, Aleksei Vasilev.

Produced and managed by Grigorii Oleinikov.

For a wide range of audiences.

Duration of the performance, including intermission – 150 min.