Performance "Moi vnuk Veniamin" 1 November 2023

"Moi vnuk Veniamin” is a play based on the play by Lyudmila Ulitskaya, the main role in which went to the unique and charming Liya Akhedzhakova.

The playwright admits that when creating a work about a heroic and persistent woman, she imagined this particular artist in this role. Akhedzhakova played the required type on stage and in films many times. She is like that in life: small, brave, defending her position in life. But in the play "Moi vnuk Veniamin” she exceeded all the expectations of the public, showing a new side of herself.

The heroine Akhedzhakova is an amazing woman. Touching, fussy, a little funny and at the same time powerful, accustomed to making decisions for others. In matters concerning her beloved son, she turns into a real domestic dictator.

Esther was born in Bobruisk, which in 1941 became first a huge ghetto and then a death camp for thousands of Jews. Fira managed to survive, but she lost her parents, relatives, and friends during the Holocaust. Of her entire large family, only her cousin Elizabeth remained.

The woman lives with memories of the past and dreams that she will find some good Jewish girl for her only, already adult son, Lev. They will get married and have many children. In her house, cheerful laughter will again sound, a huge dining table will appear, around which a large family will gather. And all the grandchildren will bear the names of their deceased loved ones.

Unyielding in her decision, Esther Lvovna goes to her native Bobruisk and brings from there a girl from a "trusted” family. It would seem that everything is going well, but a clear plan for organizing the world according to the old order begins to collapse before our eyes. Esther's son has his own plans for life. He loves another and resists the imposed marriage in every possible way. The girl whom the caring mother chose as her daughter-in-law turns out to be the adopted daughter of her parents, not Jewish at all, and also pregnant from someone else.

The main character of the play "Moi vnuk Veniamin” will eventually receive a grandson, although not in the way she dreamed. She says to her sister: "This is orphan, bitter, unfortunate blood! And you say – no Jewish! This is the most un-Jewish blood! We will call him Benjamin." And Benjamin is the son of happiness.

The play was directed by Golden Mask nominee Marfa Horwitz. Thanks to her directorial insights, as well as the work of other creators, the play "Moi vnuk Veniamin” turned out to be very touching, cozy, truly family-friendly. The eternal themes of the relationship between fathers and children and endless maternal love, capable of both creating and destroying everything around, are presented in it with everyday humor and a lot of psychological details.

Maybe that’s why watching the play "Moi vnuk Veniamin” will be interesting for the whole family: both older people and young people. The problems raised in it have not lost their relevance.

The audience will also be impressed by the acting. In addition to the inimitable Liya Akhedzhakova, viewers will see:

Alexander Islentyev;

Olga Grudyaeva / Nadezhda Lumpova;

Egor Trukhin / Gleb Puskepalis.

You can watch the production of "My Grandson Benjamin” in Germany in October 2023, but it is better to buy tickets for it in advance. By placing an order on our website, you are guaranteed to attend the performance and get great pleasure from watching it.