Yevgeni GrishkovetzYevgeni Valeryevich Grishkovetz (b. February 17, 1967 in Kemerovo) is a popular Russian writer, dramatist, stage director, actor and musician.

He is widely known as the author of witty solo performances. Grishkovets has staged authorial plays Odnovrеmеnno, Planeta, Drednouty, Osada, Titanic, po Po, +1 and published a number of his books: collected plays Gorod (2001), Kak ya syel sobaku (2003), the novel Rubashka (2004), the story Reki (2005), and collected stories Planka (2006).

He has also played some supporting roles in remarkable Russian films, such as Progulka, Ne hlebom edinym, and V kruge pervom.

Grishkovetz lives in Kaliningrad and tours a lot with his theatre productions both in Russia and in Europe where he has turned into a welcome guest at many prestigious festivals.
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