Performance The Stranger

THE STRANGER

Shamil Khamatov’s solo performance based on the work of Albert Camus

Dramatization by Mikhail Durnenkov

Directed by Maija Doroženko

How can one actor live through ten different lives in an hour and a half?

In the performance “The Stranger,” Shamil Khamatov is alone on stage and transforms into a dog, a woman, a judge, and the accused. His voice, movement, rhythm, and emotions change, creating an entire world before the audience’s eyes.

The solo performance is based on a play by Mikhail Durnenkov, inspired by Albert Camus’s legendary novel. It is a story about a person who becomes a stranger to others a story about loneliness, inner freedom, and a collision with society. The production is directed by Maija Doroženko.

Shamil Khamatov, one of the brightest actors of his generation, creates a performance that is impossible to look away from: a genuine, emotional, and living theater experience.