Old New Year

In front of you is one of Mikhail Roshchin’s most remarkable plays, “Old New Year” (1967), which served as the basis for the famous film of the same name.

In a newly occupied house, New Year festivities are in full swing. Two neighboring families, despite all differences, have one thing in common: in both there is a dissatisfied husband with life. Soon both losers, slamming the door, leave their new apartments—only to find solace shortly afterward in the tight-knit company of men.