"The Concept" and Other Plays

Viktor Shenderovich is known for his talent across a wide range of literary genres. This collection reveals him as a sharp-witted dramatist—equally attentive to both the funny and the sad—and, really, to humans in general. We present four plays from different years—“Petrushka” (2007), “Concept” (2014), “The Actionists” (2018), “The Minibus” (2020)—that Viktor performs himself in his own distinctive, charismatic actor style.

Viktor Shenderovich (born 1958) is a prose writer, playwright, and publicist, as well as a TV and radio host and human-rights advocate. He is the author of more than forty books. Winner of the Russian awards “Golden Ostap” (1996), “Golden Feather of Russia” (1997), “Journalism as an Act” (2003). Author of satirical programs “Puppets” and “So What” that aired on the TV channel NTV in the nineties. Twice winner of the TEFI TV award (1996, 2000). Winner of the Moscow Helsinki Group award in the category “For the protection of human rights by means of culture and the arts” (2010). Viktor Shenderovich’s texts have been translated into English, German, French, Persian, Ukrainian, Polish, Estonian, and Finnish.

Attention! The audio recording contains profanity.

Contents:

Petrushka

Concept

The Actionists

The Minibus