St. Petersburg’s independent Takoy Theatre delivers a sharp, intellectually thrilling staging of Ivan Vyrypaev’s masterful script, captured live with intense dramatic focus. Co-directed by Igor Sergeev and Vladimir Kuznetsov, the performance is set during an academic symposium on the "Middle Eastern problem." The formal lecture structure rapidly dissolves to expose the deeply personal, spiritual, and philosophical clashes of its international speakers. Vyrypaev’s brilliant, polyphonic text is brought vividly to life by an exceptional ensemble cast, transforming a geopolitical debate into a profound confrontation over human rights, religious truth, and the existential divide between East and West.

Presented in Russian w/ English subtitles