Wolves and sheep

The action of the comedy takes place in a small provincial Russian city in the 1870s.

Young, beautiful and rich widow Kupavina dreams of happiness and love. She does not know what passions are boiling around her. Its wealth, vast forest lands, a beautiful estate do not give rest to many.

The imperious and ambitious landowner Murzavetskaya is trying to take possession of the property of Kupavina. By deceit, forgery, intimidation, Murzavetskaya tries to subjugate the young widow. She also has a plan to marry her dissolute nephew. And she almost succeeds. But there appears a more cunning, more calculating and intelligent person, who has long been attracted by a pretty widow and her capitals. This Golden Eagle is a neighbor of Kupavina. He enters a decisive battle with cunning and fraudsters - Murzavetskaya and her servile environment, directing the course of action in the right, advantageous only to him, channel. As a result, he wins.

• Meropia Davydovna Murzavetskaya - a maiden about 65 years old, a landowner of a large but upset estate; a person who has great power in the province
• Apollon Viktorovich Murzavetsky - a young man of 24 years old, a warrant officer in retirement, nephew of Murzavetskaya
• Glafira Alekseevna - poor girl, a relative of Murzavetskaya
• Evlampiya Nikolaevna Kupavina - a rich young widow
• Anfusa Tikhonovna - her aunt, the old woman
• Vukol Naumych Chugunov - former member of the county court, 60 years old
• Mikhail Borisovich Lynyaev - a rich, obese master, 50 years old, honorary justice of the peace
• Vasily Ivanovich Berkutov - landowner, neighbor Kupavina; stately man, middle-aged, with a bald head, but very lively and dexterous
• Claudius Goretsky - nephew of Chugunov, a handsome young man, curly, with a ruddy, tanned face; dressed in a light summer frock coat, buttoned all the way down; Russian shirt, color, without a tie; knickers in boots.
• Peacock Savelich - Butler Murzavetskoy
• Vlas - the barman Murzavetskoy
• Cornelius - the lackey of Murzavetsky
• The survivors of Murzavetskaya
• Rafter Man - Contractor
• Lackey Murzavetskoy
• Lackey Kupavina
• Carpenter
• Painter

Pre-Revolution

• December 8, 1875 - Alexandrinsky Theater (benefit performance of F. A. Burdin , who played the role of Lynyayev; Murzavetskaya - A. M. Chitau , Chugunov - K. A. Varlamov , Berkutov - A. A. Nilsky , Murzavetsky - N. F. Sazonov , Kupavina - V.K. Lyadova-Sariotti , Anfusa - M.M. Aleksandrova).
• December 26, 1875 - Maly Theater (benefit performance of N. A. Nikulina , who played the role of Glafira; Murzavetskaya - E. N. Vasilyeva , Chugunov - S. V. Shumsky , Berkutov - N. E. Vilde , Murzavetsky - M. P. Sadovsky , Lynyaev - I. V. Samarin , Goretsky - N. I. Musil , Kupavina - G. N. Fedotova , Anfus - Akimov , Peacock - Zhivokini ).
• 1892 - Solovtsov Theater (now the National Academic Theater of Russian Drama named after Lesya Ukrainka ), Kiev (Murzavetskaya - Sharovieva, Glafira - Nemirovich, Kupavina - Samoilova, Chugunov - Chuzhbins , Lynyaev - Nedelin , Berkutov - Pesotsky ).
• 1894 - Small Theater (benefit M. Sadowski , played the role of Murzavetskaya; Murzavetskaya - Fedotov , Glafira - Leshkovska , Kupavina - Yermolov , Anfusa - Sadovskaya , cast iron - Musil , Lynyaev - A. Lenski , golden eagles - Ugine , Peacock - Maksheyev , Gorki - N. Vasiliev ).
• 1916 - Kharkiv Theater (dir. N. N. Sinelnikov ; Murzavetskaya - Strukova , Glafira - Leontovich, Chugunov - A. Petrovsky , Murzavetsky - Putiata, Kupavina - Nablotskaya , Anfusa - Dubrovskaya).

The play was also staged by Nizhny Novgorod, Yaroslavl, Samara, Kazan and other theaters. Among the performers: Zhuleva , Shebueva, Medvedev (Murzavetskaya); Yablochkina , Shukhmina (Glafira); Sudbinin, N. Yakovlev , Kashirin (Murzavetsky); Klimov (Lynyayev); Davydov , Pravdin (Chugunov) and others.

Statements in the USSR

• 1917 - Maly Theater (performance resumed in 1935, 1941, 1944; directors of 1944 - P. Sadovsky and B. Nikolsky , art. Juon ; Murzavetskaya - Yablochkina , Pashennaya ; Murzavetsky - Ilyinsky , Zarov , Svetlovidov ; Glafira - Zerkalova , Yeremeyev ; Kupavina - Shatrova ; Anfusa - Ryzhov , Orlova ; Lynyaev - Svetlovidov , Ryzhov ; Berkuts - Lenin ; Chugunov - Vladislavsky ; Peacock - Gremin).
• 1927 - Moscow Drama Theater (dir. Sakhnovsky and Volkov , art. Krymov; Murzavetskaya - Narbekova and Borskaya , Murzavetsky - Ktorov , Glafira - V. Popova , Kupavina - Zhiznev , Anfus - Blumental-Tamarina , Lynyaev - Borisov and Zrazhevsky , Berkutov - Baksheev and A. Khokhlov, Chugunov - Vladislavsky , Goretsky - Petker , Peacock - Mezhinsky ).
• 1927 - Leningrad Drama Theater (to the 35th anniversary of the artistic activity of Gribunina , who played the role of Murzavetskaya; dir. L. S Vivien , art. K. Kustodiev - based on sketches by B. Kustodiyev ; Glafira - Wolf-Israel , Kupavina - Glebova, Murzavetsky - Gorin-Goryainov , Berkutov - Yuriev , Lynyaev - Lersky and Zrazhevsky , Chugunov - Singers , Anfusa - Korchagina-Aleksandrovskaya , Peacock - Zhukovsky).
• 1934 - Studio Theater under the direction of Yu. A. Zavadsky (directors Zavadsky and Chistyakov, art. Fedotov, composer Alypvang; Glafira - Maretskaya , Murzavetsky - Mordvinov , Lynyaev - Abdulov ).
• 1936 - Theater named after Lesya Ukrainka ( Kiev ; dir. K. Khokhlov, art. Dukhnovsky).
• 1936 - Tbilisi Russian Drama Theater named after A. Griboyedov ( Tbilisi ; dir. Rubin, art. V. Ivanov).
• 1937 - Central Theater of the Red Army (Moscow; (dir. AM Lobanov, art. Pimenov; Murzavetsky - Belsky, Glafira - Zerkalova , Kupavina - Kupriyanov, Berkutov - Khovansky , Chugunov - Konstantinov, Lynyaev - A. Khokhlov).
• 1940 - Sverdlovsk Drama Theater (director V. S. Bityutsky , art. Kuzmin)
• 1941 - Leningrad BDT (dir. Mine ; Glafira - Kaziko , Kupavina - Kibardina , Anfusa - Granovskaya , Berkutov - Michurin, Chugunov - Larikov , Lynyaev - Sonne ).
• 1942 - Saratov Drama Theater (dir. Slonov , art. Shabliovsky; Murzavetskaya - Leschinskaya, Murzavetsky - Elephants , Glafira - Soboleva, Berkutov - Muratov and Karganov, Anfusa - Strizheva, Lynyaev - Nesmeloe).
• 1945 - Yanka Kupala Theater ( Minsk ; director: Rakhlenko, art. O. Mariks ; Murzavetskaya - Rzhetskaya, Murzavetsky - Vladomirsky, Glafira - Kashelnikov, Stanyut, Kupavina - Galina, Chugunov - Glebov, Berkutov - Birillo).
• 1948 - Estonia Theater , Tallinn (translated by Uksipa, he also plays the role of Chugunov, art. Peek and Klaus; Murzavetskaya - Vyalbe, Murzavetsky - A. Eskola, Glafira - Talvi, Kupavina - Art, Lynyaev - Nuud, Berkutov - Kaarm) .
• 1949 - Kazan Bolshoi Drama Theater (dir. Medvedev, art. Helms).
• 1950 - Irkutsk Theater ; Kostroma Theater ; Tambov Theater ; Tomsk Theater .
• 1951 - Tashkent Russian Theater .
• 1952 - Transcarpathian Russian Theater (Mukachevo).
• 1984 - Leningrad BDT (dir. G. A. Tovstonogov ; Glafira - Freindlich , Kupavina - Kryuchkova , Berkutov - Strzhelchik , Lynyaev - Basilashvili ).

Among the performers of the play in the USSR: Massalitinov (Maly Theater), Satin (Tbilisi Theater), Kramova (Irkutsk Theater) - Murzavetskaya; Gogoleva, Fadeeva (Maly Theater), Chekmasova (Kuibyshev Theater) - Glafira; Kostroma (Maly Theater), Yurovsky (Riga Russian Theater), Osis (Latvian Drama Theater) - Lynyaev; Amtman-Briedit (Latvian drama theater), F. Volgin (Smolensk theater) - Chugunov; Shatrova (Maly Theater), Klint (Latvian Drama Theater) - Kupavina.

In 1949, translated by D. Magarshak, the play was staged in London .

Contemporary productions

• 1992 - Workshop of Peter Fomenko , directed by Peter Fomenko , director Ma Zhengkhun . (Grand Prix at the International Contact-93 Festival in Poland ; ibid is also the prize for the best male role by Yuri Stepanov (Lynyayev’s role); the Stanislavsky Prize from Andrei Kazakov for the role of Pavlin Savelich; the performance participated in the Avignon Theater Festival ( France ) in July 1997)
• 1994 - Little Theater . Directed by V.N. Ivanov; artist - A. K. Glazunov
• 1997 - Omsk Drama Theater , directed by Arkady Katz
• 1998 - Russian Academic Drama Theater. Maxim Gorky ( Minsk )
• 2005 - Chelyabinsk State Drama Chamber Theater ( Chelyabinsk ). Director - Ruslan Ibragimov, production designer - Timur Didishvili ^[1]
• 2008 - Theater of the Russian Army . Production director - Boris Morozov , composer - Ruben Zatikyan, production designer - Iosif Sumbatashvili
• 2008 - Theater "Comedians" ( St. Petersburg ). Director - Mikhail Levshin ^[2]
• 2009 - Mytishchi Drama and Comedy Theater "FEST" . Director - Isolde Hvatskaya
• 2010 - Lipetsk Drama Theater . Director - Yuri Gorin, artist - V. Boer
• 2011 - Azerbaijan State Russian Drama Theater. Director - Timur Nasirov ^[3]
• Chelyabinsk Drama Theater. Orlova ( Chelyabinsk ). Production director - Arkady Katz, production designer - Tatiana Shvets ^[4]
• 2012 - Boris Shchukin Theater Institute . Course performance directing faculty. Directors - L.E. Heifetz and V.G.Baycher [the last course of Heifetz at the institute as a teacher]; set designer - Jana Candela
• 2013 - Irkutsk Academic Drama Theater. N.Ohlopkova .
• 2015 - Tambov Drama Theater . Dir. - Arkady Katz , artist - Tatiana Shvets
• 2018 - Belgorod State Academic Drama Theater. M.Shepkina. Director Alexander Kuzin.

• 1952 - Wolves and Sheep (USSR, director V. L. Sukhobokov ; TV version of the performance of the Maly Theater).
• 1971 - Wolves and Sheep / Wölfe und Schafe (GDR, director Wilm ten Haaf)
• 1973 - Wolves and Sheep (USSR, directors Veniamin Tsygankov and Felix Glyamshin ; TV version of the performance of the Maly Theater).
• 2006 - Russian Money (Russia, director Igor Maslennikov )
• 2016 year.

The abbess of Mitrofania (in the world of Baroness P.G. Rosen), the daughter of G.V. Rosen, became the prototype of the Mopia of Davydovna Murzavetskaya. From October 5 to October 19, 1874, the Moscow District Court heard the case on charges of fraud, fraud, misappropriation and embezzlement of another's property of the head of the Moscow diocesan Vladychna-Pokrovsky community of the sisters of mercy and Serpukhov monastery Abbess of Mitrofania (P. G. Rosen) ^[5] .

• Text of the play