CITF - The Tale of the Clocks. Lyudmila Petrushevskaya Cabaret. Feat. Natalia Sindeeva & Evgenia Borzykh.
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About This Event
Artist: Lyudmila Petrushevskaya, Natalia Sindeeva and Evgenia Borzykh
Title: ‘A Tale of the Clock’ and Pani Lyusya Cabaret
A legendary evening of fairy tales and cabaret with a world-renowned classic
‘A Tale of the Clock’ and Pani Lyusya Cabaret is a landmark event honoring the work of Lyudmila Petrushevskaya, widely regarded as the most influential woman in contemporary Russian literature. Across two acts, the performance reveals the vivid talent, uncompromising resilience, and paradoxical humour that define a celebrated classic.
The first act features the play "A Tale of the Clock". Directed by internationally acclaimed artist Fyodor Pavlov-Andreevich, this play explores the deep duality of women in a touching story where daughters test mothers and love triumphs over death. The production marks a historic one-time only theatrical debut for Natalia Sindeeva, founder of independent media TV Rain. She is joined on stage by co-star Evgenia Borzykh, a leading actress and frontwoman of the band SBPCH.
The second act transforms the evening into a spirited Pani Lyusya Cabaret. The atmosphere shifts to a "hooligan-style" musical celebration, where Lyudmila Petrushevskaya herself performs world-famous hits featuring her own brilliant, newly reimagined lyrics. This intimate, chamber experience serves as a moving tribute to the human spirit, combining high drama with the rebellious joy of a cabaret legend.
The Festival
This performance is part of The Cyprus International Theatre Festival, running from March 2 to March 8, 2026. CITF brings world-class performers from across the globe to Cyprus. This season, the festival stage is dedicated to the power of the individual female voice under the theme "SHE IS HERE." The festival invites you to the Pattihio Theatre in Limassol to experience a week of performances and events that celebrate the strength, truth, and presence of women who stand on their own.
Time: 20:00
Location: Pattihio Theatre, Limassol
Duration: 1h 45 min (with intermission)
Age Limit: 18+
Content Advisory:
Rescheduled from 7/03/2026 to 16/04/2026
Admission
Date & Time
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16
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Location
Pattichio Theatre, Limassol
About the Artists (3)
Evgenia BorzykhRussian-speaking performer active in Cyprus's international arts community.
Lyudmila PetrushevskayaLyudmila Petrushevskaya is one of Russia's greatest living writers, a dramatist and fiction author born in Moscow in 1938 whose work was suppressed during the Soviet era for its unflinching depiction of ordinary Russian life, suffering, and resilience. Her plays — including Three Girls in Blue, Love and other disturbances, and numerous one-act pieces — deal with the darkness and absurdity of Soviet and post-Soviet existence with extraordinary compassion and dark humour, and have been performed at theatres worldwide. Her prose fiction, including the story collection There Once Lived a Woman Who Tried to Kill Her Neighbour's Baby, has been translated into dozens of languages and introduced her work to international readers. Her appearance at the Pattihio Theatre in Limassol brought one of Russian literature's most important voices to Cyprus.
Natalia SindeevaRussian-speaking performer active in Cyprus's international arts community.Organizer