The play “Kitchen” was written by order and in close collaboration with the “Theatrical Partnership 814” (director and leading actor Oleg Menshikov). The success of this particular play largely contributed to the sharp rise in popularity of playwright Maxim Kurochkin. The recipe for “Kitchen” consists of two ingredients - a modern everyday play and parts of the legend of the Nibelungs. Kyiv playwright Maxim Kurochkin succeeded superbly in everyday banter. He famously modeled the characters' lines from advertising slogans, memorable quotes from popular films, songs, jokes and traditional folk humor with a touch of healthy cynicism. And at the same time, the text was generously equipped with nice words like “spoon washer” and “pacify yourself,” as well as potential bonmos: “I myself am a faithful girl in the long run,” “the only worse artists are cleaners,” or “I don’t value your interlocutor enough to take you like that.” and tell all the secrets”...