My Favourite Madman to be performed in UK
Baku, July 15 (AZERTAC). The inaugural play “My Favourite Madman” by the esteemed Azerbaijani author and playwright Professor Elchin Afandiyev will be performed at the “Gryphon Venues” theatre in London, UK, according to TEAS, the European Azerbaijan Society.
My Favourite Madman, set in Baku city in 1995, is a roller-coaster ride of anarchic fun. The farcical element of the different characters, all in their own reality of the abnormal and suicidal, challenges the functioning of the whole. Which voice amongst the characters is that of the madman? Everyone could be ‘the madman’ but naturally it is the one ‘sane’ voice in the chaos of fantasy that is given the title. 'My Favourite Madman is a wonderfully playful show and certainly something different!'
The drama and prose of Professor Elchin Afandiyev has delighted audiences for decades. His name is well-known to both his native Azerbaijani countrymen and serious critics across the Russian Federation.
Elchin is one of the most eminent exponents of contemporary Azerbaijani writing and critics today describe him as one of its living classics. His first novel was published at the age of 16 and his subsequent writing encompasses a broad field, ranging from Azerbaijani folklore and classical Eastern literature to the works of Shakespeare and Moliere. He has since had over 100 books translated into more than 20 languages, which have sold millions copies worldwide. He currently holds the position of Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
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