biography

Sergei Davydov was born on June 15, 1992, in Tolyatti, Russia.

 

Sergei is a playwright, writer, and poet, holding a Master's degree in Philology (National Research University Higher School of Economics, Moscow). He has authored over 30 plays that have been staged at major venues across Russia and abroad. Sergei is the winner of numerous prestigious theater competitions in Russia, including Lyubimovka, Culmination: Play of the Year, and others. His works have been featured in the Gogol Center, Sovremennik Theater, the Moscow Art Theater School-Studio, Praktika Theater, and the Electrotheater.

 

In 2020, his play Republic was named Play of the Year at the Culmination: Play of the Year award, while the play Tver-Tver was included in the non-competitive program of the National Golden Mask Award. In 2021, Republic*was specially noted by the Golden Mask expert council as one of the most important theatrical events of the year.

 

In 2018, his first book, Total United: Seven Plays About Youth, was published in Russia.

 

In 2023, Sergei left Russia. In the same year, Freedom Letters published his debut novel Springfield, about young queer people before 2022 war. Various critics have called Springfield "one of the most important texts written in Russian in recent years." That same year, his collection Five Plays About Freedom was also released.

 

Sergei Davydov has participated in international projects, including Pushkin House (London), the Berlin International Book Festival, the Frankfurt International Book Fair, and other international events. His texts have been translated into English, Japanese, Italian, German, French, Spanish and other languages.

 

Davydov’s plays have been performed in Moscow, St. Petersburg, San Francisco, London, Belgrade, Berlin, Tbilisi, and other cities.