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On Nikolai Gogol's birthday, Mosbilet reports on city theater productions based on the writer's satirical and mystical works.
"The Overcoat" at the N.V. Gogol Moscow Drama Theater
Dates: April 4 and 19, May 6 and 21
Age limit: 12
Director Arina Bessergeneva has transferred the plot of Gogol's novella to the modern office, where every character is easily stripped of their individuality. The tragicomic story of a small man afraid to step outside the confines of his familiar, limited world becomes a universal fantasy about the impossible. Buying a new overcoat becomes a welcome way for Bashmachkin to escape the daily grind and become the hero of his new reality.
The roles are played by Mark Burlai, Andrey Kondratyev, Andrey Zlobin, Anatoly Prosalov, Kirill Malov, Evgeny Putsylo, Denis Lukin.
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"May Night" at the Moscow Puppet Theater
Date: April 9
Age limit: 12
The Puppet Theater has taken a very unusual approach to Nikolai Gogol's mystical tale. "May Night" is an interactive performance: all audience members will be involved in the process, wearing blindfolds to immerse themselves in the production through their senses of hearing, smell, touch, and taste. Participants will hear the splashing of water and the rustling of leaves, and sample hot potatoes and pies.
The director was Karolina Žernytė, who conceived and formulated a unique approach—theatre of sensations. This is both a creative statement and a therapeutic practice: the audience becomes the center of the performance, immersed in it far more intensely than simply sitting in the auditorium.
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"The Marriage" at the Mossovet State Academic Theatre
Date: April 12
Age limit: 16
Director Evgeny Marchelli has given a fresh take on Nikolai Gogol's classic play. The production retains the writer's signature humor, recognizable characters, and set design. The choir will perform folk and wedding-ritual musical compositions.
The plot centers on two people: he and she, their meeting, love affair, and the marriage that never happened. The production features Alexander Yatsko, Olga Ostroumova, Valery Yaremenko, Marina Kondratieva, Nika Zdorik, Anastasia Belova, and other actors.
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"The Night Before Christmas" at the Moscow Theatre of Illusion
Dates: April 12, May 7
Age limit: 12
Returning to a beloved Christmas tale is a joy even in the midst of spring. Eduard Livnev's stage adaptation of the story of the brave blacksmith Vakula and the capricious beauty Oksana will remind us of what matters most: the power of love and faith in miracles. Folk motifs, songs, and dance numbers will delight audiences of all ages.
The play will star Yulia Malinina, Valentina Koleva, Artem Leonov, Tamara Karant, Alexander Povalyaev, Egor Solovyov, Konstantin Nikiforov, Oleg Zhukov, and others.
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"The Gamblers. Illusion" at the N.V. Gogol Moscow Drama Theater
Dates: April 16, May 24
Age limit: 16
The Gogol Theatre will tell the story of a top-class card player who considers himself invincible. He is drawn into a high-stakes gambling competition, but the price of entry proves unexpectedly high.
Anton Yakovlev's production has been longlisted for the 2024 "Theater Star" award. The cast includes Mark Burlai, Irina Grineva, Andrei Finyagin, Vasily Neverov, Kirill Kovbas, Andrei Kondratyev, and others.
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"Old World Landowners" at the Moscow Et Cetera Theatre
Dates: April 25, May 30
Age limit: 16
The story "Old-World Landowners" is a less popular work for dramatization than, for example, Nikolai Gogol's famous comedies. However, director Vladimir Beldiyan has created a production that combines music and vibrant visuals, acting, and the author's words. The stage narration is provided by the Writer—he is both an eyewitness to the events and the author of the story about the old-world landowners Pulcheria Ivanovna and Afanasy Ivanovich.
People's Artist of Russia Lyudmila Dmitrieva, Kirill Loskutov, Artem Blinov, Natalia Balandina, Evgeny Shevchenko, Ekaterina Egorova and other actors will take the stage.
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"The Government Inspector" at Nikita Mikhalkov's Workshop "12" Theatre
Dates: April 29 and 30, May 21 and 22
Age limit: 12
Vladimir Pankov presents an original sound drama interpretation of the comedic plot about the Mayor mistaking Khlestakov for an Inspector General from St. Petersburg. The music for the play was created by composers Sergei Rodyukov and Artem Kim.
The leading roles are played by People's Artists of Russia Sergei Garmash and Elena Yakovleva, as well as Galina Medvedeva and Polina Medvedeva.
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Dead Souls at the Moscow Southwest Theatre
Date: May 5
Age limit: 16
Mikhail Belyakovich's production, based on Nikolai Gogol's poem, centers on the familiar story of Chichikov, who buys dead souls from landowners. The director crafted the production as a mystical thriller, guiding the protagonist along the path laid out by the writer's famous characters.
Starring Anton Bagirov, Maxim Gigenin, Anton Belov, Andrey Sannikov, Ksenia Efremova, Andrey Kudzin, Mikhail Belyakovich and others.
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Mosbilet reported on a typical day at the Southwest Theatre.
"…Souls" at the Pyotr Fomenko Workshop Theatre
Dates: May 7 and 8
Age limit: 16
Audiences will be treated to a carnival-like menippea based on Nikolai Gogol's works about the search for the Russian soul. Gogol's characters—Pannochka, Kovalev, Manilov, Sobakevich, and Chichikov—will twirl to the orchestra's musical compositions.
The film stars Dmitry Zakharov, Fyodor Malyshev, Alexey Kolubkov, Dmitry Rudkov, Igor Voynarovsky, and others. Directed by Fyodor Malyshev.
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Viy at the Moscow Taganka Theatre
Dates: June 5, August 9
Age limit: 16
The text of the story from the "Mirgorod" cycle, directed by Alexander Barkar, is intertwined with music, poetry, and contemporary drama. One of the literary sources for the production is the play "Panochka" by Nina Sadur, whose books have been published in Finland, Germany, Slovakia, Japan, and other countries. Songs by singer-songwriter Venya D'rkin, who has been called the Vladimir Vysotsky of the 1990s, will be performed on stage.
Starring: Alexandra Basova, Philipp Kotov, Igor Pekhovich, Vasily Urievsky, Kirill Yanchevsky, Roman Kolotukhin and others.
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