About the book: 1974 / The plot of "Dress Rehearsal" is based on the history of the ban on the production of the play "Sailor's Silence" after viewing its dress rehearsal by representatives of the Central Committee and the CPSU MK.A . Galich gives a broad picture of the life of the Moscow theatrical and literary circles, with which he was closely associated for more than thirty years, and talks about his meetings with many of the most famous figures of Russian culture. Interspersed with these memories and reflections of the author is the text of the play, which is organically included in the artistic fabric of the entire work..