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SPOTLIGHT ON RUSSIAN THEATRE
The Spotlight on Russia showcases new developments in Russian theatre both at home and abroad. From performance reviews to interviews, streaming video to an ever-growing archive of essays, the series offers The Theatre Times' readers a window on the Russian theatre landscape.
“Cabaret” at the Theatre of Nations: Inside and Underwear of the Third Empire
Musical drama of unlearned lessons is perhaps the most appropriate definition for Evgeny...
Boris Yukhananov – the Artistic Director of the Stanislavsky Electrotheatre, Moscow – discusses how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the theatre community in Russia and the Stanislavsky Electrotheatre. He also shares his thoughts on the post-pandemic theatre.
Turning Challenges into Opportunities: Multicultural Multi-modal Conversations at the Conference “Theatre and Virtual Reality” in Saint-Petersburg, Russia.
As part of the XXX Baltic House International Theatre Festival, the conference “Theatre and...
The Anatomy of Lost Love: Russian Culture at War
Vladimir Putin’s decision to recognize two breakaway, Russian-backed republics in Ukraine on...
Maxim Sukhanov – About The “Brew” Of A Performance, Krymov Rehearsals, “Dramatic Provocations” And The “Hope For The Good”.
The interview took place on January 17, 2026. Maxim, do you remember your first...
Maxim Sukhanov – About The “Brew” Of A Performance, Krymov Rehearsals, “Dramatic Provocations” And The “Hope For The Good”.
The interview took place on January 17, 2026. Maxim, do you remember your first...
Roxy Cook’s A Woman Walks into a Bank at Theatre 503: Sublimely Beguiling Account of Everyday Life in Twenty-First Century Moscow
The recent news that Russia’s Supreme Court has banned the “international LGBT movement”,...
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Natalia Lizorkina’s “Vanya is Alive” Is Both A Play and Witness Statement
Vanya is alive; Vanya is alive and healthy; Vanya is alive and healthy and totally free. And we...
Forbidden Longings: Two Operatic Premieres at Mariinsky Theatre, St Petersburg
Two productions, both under musical direction of Valery Gergiev, were put on at Mariinsky Theatre...
9 New Names in Russian Ballet That You Should Know
We have rounded up the rising stars, not only from Moscow and St. Petersburg but also from...
Mister Twister (Marshak-Jazz Cabaret): Ladies & “Trump”
If the United States again accuses Russia of interfering in the election, it will almost certainly...
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LATEST FROM RUSSIA
- Maxim Sukhanov – About The “Brew” Of A Performance, Krymov Rehearsals, “Dramatic Provocations” And The “Hope For The Good”.
- Black and White. Aleksandr Volodin’s “Five Evenings,” directed by Eduard Tolokonnikov, produced by Polina Belkina, in New York City (March 20-30, May 28-June 15, 2025)
- Roxy Cook’s A Woman Walks into a Bank at Theatre 503: Sublimely Beguiling Account of Everyday Life in Twenty-First Century Moscow
- Natalia Lizorkina’s “Vanya is Alive” Is Both A Play and Witness Statement
- “Cabaret” at the Theatre of Nations: Inside and Underwear of the Third Empire
- Russian Theater Beyond Time and Place. On the 25th Anniversary of the STEPS Theatre
- “The Cherry Orchard,” Portland Experimental Theatre Ensemble
- “On the Verge of Tragedy and Farce”: An Interview with Dmitry Krymov
- Mikhoels by Freud: “The Singing Windmills” by Roman Freud and the PM Theater Company
- “Russia Is My Country, Who Better Than Me to Clean Up the Ruins of Our Humanity:” Interview with Elena Kovalskaya – Part II
- “Russia Is My Country, Who Better Than Me to Clean Up the Ruins of Our Humanity”: Interview with Elena Kovalskaya – Part I
- Dolce & Duce: “The Taming of the Shrew” at the Mossovet Theatre
- Dmitry Krymov Plumbs the Depths of Memory (part 2)
- Dmitry Krymov Plumbs the Depths of Memory (part 1)
- The Anatomy of Lost Love: Russian Culture at War
- “Cruel Games”—A Soviet Play in Post-Soviet Realities
- Stage Russia Expands Its Repertoire as It Continues to Offer Unprecedented Access to Contemporary Russian Theatre on a Big Screen
- COVID—Brevis, Ars—Longa
- “The Last Trial” Musical: There Once Was a Wizard, a Servant of Night
- Ken Reynolds: 1938–2021. A Personal and Professional Remembrance of East European Theatre’s Finest Photographer
