No. 13

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by Ray Cooney
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Mariia Honcharova, Petro Sova Petro Sova Andrii Kovalenko Darya Katashynska, Vladyslav Meleshko Olexander Valyuk, Petro Sova Vladyslav Meleshko Olena Chervonenko Vladyslav Meleshko, Stepan Yanchuk Dina Andriichuk, Andrii Kovalenko, Helena Serhutina Vladyslav Meleshko, Petro Sova Andrii Kovalenko, Evhen Ovcharov, Petro Sova Vladyslav Meleshko, Petro Sova Helena Serhutina, Petro Sova, Hlib Suryaha Petro Sova, Hlib Suryaha Vladyslav Meleshko, Kateryna Meleshko Andrii Kovalenko, Evhen Ovcharov Olexander Valyuk, Victor  Semyrozumenko, Petro Sova Andrii Kovalenko Mariia Ahapitova, Stepan Yanchuk Andrii Kovalenko, Helena Serhutina Andrii Kovalenko Darya Katashynska, Vladyslav Meleshko Andrii Kovalenko, Olena Chervonenko Mariia Ahapitova, Petro Sova Mariia Honcharova, Andrii Kovalenko Dina Andriichuk, Andrii Kovalenko Vladyslav Meleshko, Kateryna Meleshko Victor  Semyrozumenko, Petro Sova Mariia Ahapitova, Olexander Valyuk Dina Andriichuk, Andrii Kovalenko Vladyslav Meleshko, Kateryna Meleshko Petro Sova, Hlib Suryaha Victor  Semyrozumenko, Petro Sova Evhen Ovcharov Vladyslav Meleshko, Olena Chervonenko Vadym Yermishyn, Vladyslav Meleshko, Petro Sova Andrii Kovalenko, Hlib Suryaha Olena Chervonenko, Stepan Yanchuk Vadym Yermishyn, Vladyslav Meleshko Vladyslav Meleshko Vadym Yermishyn, Vladyslav Meleshko, Petro Sova Darya Katashynska, Petro Sova
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A comedy of our days in two acts 
Running time: 2 hours 30 minutes 

Performed in Ukrainian
Premiered on: 27 April 2002

Book tickets

31 May, Saturday
17:00
4 July, Friday
18:00
18 July, Friday
18:00

Stage Adaptation – Iryna Barkovska
Revival Director – Kyrylo Kashlikov
Set Design – Olena Korchyna
Costume Design – Olena Drobna
Updated Scenic Concept – Oleksii Vakarchuk
Composer – Vita Shpakovska
Assistant Directors – Serhii Lytvyn, Svitlana Royenko
Translated from the English by Mykhailo Mishyn

Prepare to be thoroughly entertained...
Out of Order by Ray Cooney (listed as No. 13) is a masterclass in modern farce – a time-honoured favourite among audiences, retaining its hilarity and zest precisely because one never quite knows what twist of fate awaits the characters next.
What begins as an apparently innocent affair between a junior minister and his boss’s secretary teeters constantly on the brink of scandal – and potentially even murder. The overriding objective? To ensure that no hidden truth is ever revealed. After all, no one present has the slightest interest in transparency.
The central figure in this whirlwind is the unassuming George Pigden, secretary to the minister, who – much to everyone’s surprise, including his own – finds himself at the heart of the chaos. Over the course of one endlessly eventful night, George is forced to assume a series of ever-more absurd guises: a young lover, a lecherous rogue, even a would-be assassin. He must fend off enraged husbands, frantic women, and – most inconveniently – contend with the lifeless body of a retired detective wedged awkwardly in a window frame. A corpse which, it must be said... well, we shan’t spoil the surprise.
And that’s only the beginning. Events unravel at breakneck speed, with dazzling theatricality, razor-sharp dialogue, and moments of side-splitting absurdity that culminate in an atmosphere of pure comic delight.
This is theatre at its most exuberant – reminding us of the joy of laughing at ourselves, of recognising our follies, and of acknowledging that a lie, no matter how noble the intent, is still a lie. And betrayal – by any name – remains betrayal.
As for No. 13... it has absolutely nothing to do with it. Or does it?

Cast:

Richard Willey, Member of Parlament  Petro Sova
George Pigden, secretary to the Prime Minister's Assistant  Andrii Kovalenko 31.5  Vladyslav Meleshko
Pamela Willey  Olena Chervonenko 31.5  Hanna Hrinchak
Jane Worthington, secretary  Mariia Honcharova 31.5  Darya Katashynska
Ronnie Worthington, her husband  Oleksandr SokolenkoOlexander Valyuk 31.5 
Gladys, lady  Dina Andriichuk 31.5  Kateryna Meleshko
A Body, male, middle-aged  Evhen Ovcharov 31.5  Vadym Yermishyn
The Manager  Oleh RoyenkoVictor Semyrozumenko 31.5 
The Waiter  Hlib Suryaha 31.5  Stepan Yanchuk
The Maid  Mariia AhapitovaHelena Serhutina 31.5 
 
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