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VALENTIN KRASNOGOROV AND HIS PLAYS
The name of Krasnogorov is well known to theater-goers of Russia and many other countries. His plays Let’s Have Sex!, The Dog, Small Tragedies, The Delights Of Adultery, Somebody Must Leave, Now Or Never, Love Medicine, Several Hours From The Life Of A Man And A Woman, That Weak Gentle Sex, The Bride’s Room, A Cruel Lesson, et al. are well received both by critics and audience. Up to now 20 plays of him have been performed in more than 200 theaters. Krasnogorov’s book «Four Walls, One Passion» on the essence of drama earned praise of notable theater figures. For many years he was President of the St. Petersburg Playwrights Guild.
The creative dramatic skills of the author span a wide arc. He has displayed a superb mastery of many kinds of plays. Biting satire, a keen sense of humor both grotesque and absurd, lyricism, and a knowledge of the human heart – these are the main features of Krasnogorov’s theatre pieces. The tensions and conflicts of his plays are set off by his style of lively and easy dialogue, dynamics, and intensive action. The author uses paradoxical situations and unusual plots to involve readers and audiences into the worlds, created by his imagination.
The plays of V. Krasnogorov have been directed by many prominent theater directors, such as Georgiy Tovstonogov, Lev Dodin, Roman Viktyuk. His plays are held in the permanent repertoire of many theatres and are sometimes played several hundreds times. They are enthusiastically received by audiences. Critics noticed that » Krasnogorov’s plays cross borders easily». Many of them have been translated into foreign languages and have been performed on stages, radio and television in such countries as US, England, Australia, India, Germany, Poland, Romania, Montenegro, Mongolia, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, etc. These plays have received numerous awards for the best drama and audience awards at various international theater festivals.
Apart from drama, Valentin Krasnogorov has written novellas, short stories and essays. V. Krasnogorov is a member of A Writers Guild and Theater Guild of Russia. His biopraghy is included in the dictionaries “Marquis Who’s Who in the World”, USA, «International Who’s Who of Intellectuals«, England, CamBridge, et. al.