Dying for It
T40928658
Adapted from Nikolai Erdman's satirical comedy The Suicide.
Dying For It centres on Semyon, unemployed, living in the hallway and watching his wife Masha slave all the hours God sends. When his last hope to earn a crust and gain some self-respect disappears, he decides to take his own life. Word gets out of his intention and he finds himself inundated with visitors begging him to die on their behalf. On the night he is to shoot himself they hold a party, at which point events spiral to a glorious climax.
Archive :: production:T40928658, play:S994338432, venue:V299
