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Below please find reviews of new Russian plays, organized in reverse alphabetical order.  For further information on how to contact any playwrights or read their plays, contact John Freedman at jfreed@online.ru.
View Article  YoU by Olga Mukhina, Chekhov Moscow Art Theater
YoU by Olga Mukhina, Chekhov Moscow Art Theater By John Freedman Published in The Moscow Times, September 2001   more »
View Article  YoU by Olga Mukhina, Fomenko Studio

YoU by Olga Mukhina, Fomenko Studio

A review by John Freedman

Published in The Moscow Times, October 1997

 

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View Article  Winter by Yevgeny Grishkovets, Amethyst Production

Winter by Yevgeny Grishkovets, Amethyst Production

By John Freedman

Published in The Moscow Times, April 2000

 

 

God bless ...   more »

View Article  Wait?! By Valentina Aslanova, Satire Theater
Wait?! By Valentina Aslanova, Satire Theater By John Freedman Published in The Moscow Times, December 2004   more »
View Article  Vladimir Square, Gorky Moscow Art Theater

Vladimir Square, Gorky Moscow Art Theater

By John Freedman

Published in The Moscow Times, June 1999

 

Vladimir Square ...   more »

View Article  Valentina’s Day by Ivan Vyrypaev, Belaya Polosa Production Center; and Apples of the Earth by Yekaterina Narshi, Teatr.doc
Valentina’s Day by Ivan Vyrypaev, Belaya Polosa Production Center; and Apples of the Earth by Yekaterina Narshi, Teatr.doc By John Freedman Published in The Moscow Times, March 2004    more »
View Article  Unseen Friend by Yury Osnos, Gorky Moscow Art Theater

Unseen Friend by Yury Osnos, Gorky Moscow Art Theater

By John Freedman

Published in The Moscow Times, May 2000

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View Article  Two in Darkness, National Youth Theater

Two in Darkness, National Youth Theater

By John Freedman

Published in The Moscow Times, October 1999

 

 

Two in ...   more »

View Article  Tsurikov (produced as Transfer) by Maxim Kurochkin, Playwright and Director Center
Tsurikov (produced as Transfer) by Maxim Kurochkin, Playwright and Director Center By John Freedman The Moscow Times, September 2003   more »
View Article  Three Anecdotes About Love by Alexander Obraztsov, Russky Dom Theater Club

Three Anecdotes About Love by Alexander Obraztsov, Russky Dom Theater Club

A review by John Freedman

Published in The Moscow ...   more »

View Article  Three Acts About Four Paintings by Vyacheslav Durnenkov, Praktika Theater
Three Acts About Four Paintings by Vyacheslav Durnenkov, Praktika Theater The Underground God by Alexander Arkhipov, Meyerhold Center By John Freedman Published in The Moscow Times, January 2006.    more »
View Article  Thick-Soled Shoes by Pyotr Gladilin, Art-Partner XXI; and A Quartet for Laura reportedly by Oleg Beryozkin, Art-Club XXI

Thick-Soled Shoes by Pyotr Gladilin, Art-Partner XXI; and A Quartet for Laura reportedly by Oleg Beryozkin, Art-Club XXI

A review ...   more »

View Article  The Two Youngest by Yekaterina Narshi, Debut Center

The Two Youngest by Yekaterina Narshi, Debut Center

A review by John Freedman

Published in The Moscow Times, January 1998...   more »

View Article  The Tower of Pisa by Nadezhda Ptushkina, two productions at the Pushkin Drama Theater and the Stanislavsky Drama Theater

The Tower of Pisa by Nadezhda Ptushkina, two productions at the Pushkin Drama Theater and the Stanislavsky Drama Theater

A ...   more »

View Article  The Torchalov Passion by Nikita Voronov, Malaya Bronnaya Theater

The Torchalov Passion by Nikita Voronov, Malaya Bronnaya Theater

A review by John Freedman

Published in The Moscow Times, November ...   more »

View Article  The Teacher of Rhythm by Yekaterina Sadur, Theater na Maloi Bronnoi
The Teacher of Rhythm by Yekaterina Sadur, Theater na Maloi Bronnoi By John Freedman Published in The Moscow Times, April 2004    more »
View Article  The Songs of a Trunk by Innokenty Afanasyev, Playwright and Director Center
The Songs of a Trunk by Innokenty Afanasyev, Playwright and Director Center By John Freedman Published in The Moscow Times, January 2005    more »
View Article  The Silver Age by Mikhail Roshchin, Mossoviet Theater

The Silver Age by Mikhail Roshchin, Mossoviet Theater

By John Freedman

Published in The Moscow Times, November 2001

 

Mikhail ...   more »

View Article  The Siege by Yevgeny Grishkovets, Chekhov Moscow Art Theater
The Siege by Yevgeny Grishkovets, Chekhov Moscow Art Theater By John Freedman Published in The Moscow Times, November 2003    more »
View Article  The Shepherd by Andrei Maximov, Theater na Pokrovke

The Shepherd by Andrei Maximov, Theater na Pokrovke

By John Freedman

Published in The Moscow Times, October 1998

 

I ...   more »

View Article  The Secret of Russian Camembert, Which is Lost Forever, Forever by Ksenia Dragunskaya, Et Cetera Theater

The Secret of Russian Camembert, Which is Lost Forever, Forever by Ksenia Dragunskaya, Et Cetera Theater

By John Freedman

Published ...   more »

View Article  The Piemonte Beast by Andrei Kureichik, Chekhov Moscow Art Theater

The Piemonte Beast by Andrei Kureichik, Chekhov Moscow Art Theater

By John Freedman

Published in The Moscow Times, June 2003...   more »

View Article  The Moth by Pyotr Gladilin, Fomenko Studio

The Moth by Pyotr Gladilin, Fomenko Studio

By John Freedman

Published in The Moscow Times, January 2003

 

The Moth ...   more »

View Article  The Emperor in the Kremlin (The Moscow Fire Hissed and Burned) by Vladimir Malyagin, Gorky Art Theater

The Emperor in the Kremlin (The Moscow Fire Hissed and Burned) by Vladimir Malyagin, Gorky Art Theater

A review by ...   more »

View Article  The Love of Karlovna by Olga Mukhina, Contemporary Play School

The Love of Karlovna by Olga Mukhina, Contemporary Play School

A review by John Freedman

Published in The Moscow Times, ...   more »

View Article  The Honeymoon by Vladimir Sorokin, Praktika Theater Group and Hahn Production Company of Germany
The Honeymoon by Vladimir Sorokin, Praktika Theater Group and Hahn Production Company of Germany By John Freedman Published in The Moscow Times, April 2004   more »
View Article  The Girls of the Beatles by Sergei Volynets, Chekhov Moscow Art Theater

The Girls of the Beatles by Sergei Volynets, Chekhov Moscow Art Theater

By John Freedman

Published in The Moscow Times, ...   more »

View Article  The Exterminator by Hanna Slutski, Chelovek Theater-Studio

The Exterminator by Hanna Slutski, Chelovek Theater-Studio

A review by John Freedman

Published in The Moscow Times, February 1998

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View Article  The Emigrant’s Position by Hanna Slutski, Anton Chekhov Theater

The Emigrant’s Position by Hanna Slutski, Anton Chekhov Theater

A review by John Freedman

Published in The Moscow Times, October ...   more »

View Article  The Cow by Nadezhda Ptushkina, Pushkin Theater

The Cow by Nadezhda Ptushkina, Pushkin Theater

By John Freedman

Published in The Moscow Times, April 2001

 

 

Nadezhda ...   more »

View Article  The Competition, Et Cetera Theater

The Competition, Et Cetera Theater

By John Freedman

Published in The Moscow Times, May 1999

 

With his recent ...   more »

View Article  Mercy and Judgment (produced as The Chronicle of a Palace Coup) by Galina Turchina, Maly Theater

Mercy and Judgment (produced as The Chronicle of a Palace Coup) by Galina Turchina, Maly Theater

By John Freedman

Published ...   more »

View Article  The Cheats by Nadezhda Ptushkina (after Marcel Carné and Jacques Sigurd), Yermolova Theater
The Cheats by Nadezhda Ptushkina (after Marcel Carné and Jacques Sigurd), Yermolova Theater By John Freedman Published in The Moscow Times, October 2003    more »
View Article  The Brothers and Liza by Alexei Kazantsev, Mossoviet Theater

The Brothers and Liza by Alexei Kazantsev, Mossoviet Theater

By John Freedman

Published in The Moscow Times, January 2000

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View Article  The Baikal Quadrille by Vladimir Gurkin, Yermolova Theater-Center

The Baikal Quadrille by Vladimir Gurkin, Yermolova Theater-Center

By John Freedman

Published in The Moscow Times, April 1999

 

Vladimir ...   more »

View Article  The Apple Thief by Ksenia Dragunskaya, Satire Theater

The Apple Thief by Ksenia Dragunskaya, Satire Theater

By John Freedman

Published in The Moscow Times, April 2003

 

Ksenia ...   more »

View Article  The Accompanist by Alexander Galin, Sovremennik Theater

The Accompanist by Alexander Galin, Sovremennik Theater

By John Freedman

Published in The Moscow Times, November 1998

 

In recent ...   more »

View Article  Terrorism by the Presnyakov Brothers, Chekhov Moscow Art Theater

Terrorism by the Presnyakov Brothers, Chekhov Moscow Art Theater

By John Freedman

Published in The Moscow Times, November 2002

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View Article  Sigismund and Cleopatra or, Don't Throw Ashes on the Floor by Yelena Skorokhkodova, Yermolova Theater

Sigismund and Cleopatra or, Don't Throw Ashes on the Floor by Yelena Skorokhkodova, Yermolova Theater

By John Freedman

Published in ...   more »

View Article  Seven Saints from the Village of Bryukho by Lyudmila Ulitskaya, Stanislavsky Drama Theater
Seven Saints from the Village of Bryukho by Lyudmila Ulitskaya, Stanislavsky Drama Theater By John Freedman Published in The Moscow Times, December 2003    more »
View Article  September.doc by Yelena Gremina at Teatr.doc

September.doc by Yelena Gremina at Teatr.doc

By John Freedman

Published in The Moscow Times, September 2005

 

It's an interesting ...   more »

View Article  The Russian National Postal Service (produced as Room of Laughter) by Oleg Bogaev, Tabakov Theater

The Russian National Postal Service  (produced as Room of Laughter) by Oleg Bogaev, Tabakov Theater

By John Freedman...   more »

View Article  Princess Olga by Yury Volkov, a joint production of the National Youth Theater and the All the World International Theater Center

Princess Olga by Yury Volkov, a joint production of the National Youth Theater and the All the World International Theater ...   more »

View Article  Playing the Victim by the Presnyakov Brothers, Chekhov Moscow Art Theater; and Resurrection: Super by the Presnyakov Brothers after Leo Tolstoy, Tabakov Theater
Playing the Victim by the Presnyakov Brothers, Chekhov Moscow Art Theater; and Resurrection: Super by the Presnyakov Brothers after Leo Tolstoy, Tabakov Theater By John Freedman Published in The Moscow Times, November 2004    more »
View Article  Plasticine by Vasily Sigarev, Playwright and Director Center

Plasticine by Vasily Sigarev, Playwright and Director Center

By John Freedman

Published in The Moscow Times, May 2001

 

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View Article  Planet by Yevgeny Grishkovets, produced by Grishkovets

Planet by Yevgeny Grishkovets, produced by Grishkovets

By John Freedman

Published in The Moscow Times, December 2001

 

Yevgeny Grishkovets ...   more »

View Article  Phantom Pains by Vasily Sigarev, a production of the Moscow Art Theater School and Teatr.doc
Phantom Pains by Vasily Sigarev, a production of the Moscow Art Theater School and Teatr.doc By John Freedman Published in The Moscow Times, October 2005    more »
View Article  People of the Oldest Professions by Danila Privalov, Contemporary Play School
People of the Oldest Professions by Danila Privalov, Contemporary Play School By John Freedman Published in The Moscow Times, February 2005   more »
View Article  Oxygen by Ivan Vyrypaev, Teatr.doc

Oxygen by Ivan Vyrypaev, Teatr.doc

By John Freedman

Published in The Moscow Times, October 2002

 

 

A pretty good ...   more »

View Article  Ornithology by Alexander Stroganov, Alexandrinsky Theater, St. Petersburg

Ornithology by Alexander Stroganov, Alexandrinsky Theater, St. Petersburg

By John Freedman

Published in The Moscow Times, December 1999

 

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View Article  When I Was Dying (produced as Old Maid) by Nadezhda Ptushkina, Class-Center of Musical and Dramatic Art

When I Was Dying (produced as Old Maid) by Nadezhda Ptushkina, Class-Center of Musical and Dramatic Art

By John Freedman...   more »

View Article  Oblomov by Mikhail Ugarov, Chekhov Moscow Art Theater

Oblomov by Mikhail Ugarov, Chekhov Moscow Art Theater

By John Freedman

Published in The Moscow Times, May 2003

 

Who ...   more »

View Article  Oblom Off (Oblomov) by Mikhail Ugarov, Playwright and Director

Oblom Off (Oblomov) by Mikhail Ugarov, Playwright and Director

By John Freedman

Published in The Moscow Times, March 2002

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View Article  Nothing in Particular by Valery Vetkhov (Viktor Shamirov), Contemporary Play School

Nothing in Particular by Valery Vetkhov (Viktor Shamirov), Contemporary Play School

A review by John Freedman

Published in The Moscow ...   more »

View Article  Notes of a Russian Traveler by Yevgeny Grishkovets, Contemporary Play School

Notes of a Russian Traveler by Yevgeny Grishkovets, Contemporary Play School

By John Freedman

Published in The Moscow Times, December ...   more »

View Article  Night Visitor, or Wedding with a Stranger by Yury Mamleev, Theater na Perovskoi, and other contemporary Russian plays

Night Visitor, or Wedding with a Stranger by Yury Mamleev, Theater na Perovskoi, and other contemporary Russian plays

By John ...   more »

View Article  Moscow, the Open City by various writers, Playwright and Director Center

Moscow, the Open City by various writers, Playwright and Director Center

By John Freedman

Published in The Moscow Times, October ...   more »

View Article  Maximilian the Pole Sitter by Ivan Okhlobystin, Chekhov Moscow Art Theater

Maximilian the Pole Sitter by Ivan Okhlobystin, Chekhov Moscow Art Theater

By John Freedman

Published in The Moscow Times, February ...   more »

View Article  Eyes of the Day (produced as Mata Hari) by Yelena Gremina, Strelkov Theater
Eyes of the Day (produced as Mata Hari) by Yelena Gremina, Strelkov Theater By John Freedman Published in The Moscow Times, February 2004    more »
View Article  Love as Militarism by Pyotr Gladilin, Tabakov Theater

Love as Militarism by Pyotr Gladilin, Tabakov Theater

By John Freedman

Published in The Moscow Times, February 1999

 

Love ...   more »

View Article  Lost in Paradise by Viktor Shamirov (a/k/a Ned Rusetski), Contemporary Play School

Lost in Paradise by Viktor Shamirov (a/k/a Ned Rusetski), Contemporary Play School

By John Freedman

Published in The Moscow Times, ...   more »

View Article  Latest News in Menswear by Ksenia Dragunskaya, Debut Center

Latest News in Menswear by Ksenia Dragunskaya, Debut Center

By John Freedman

Published in The Moscow Times, October 1998

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View Article  Kremlin, Come to Me by Alexei Kazantsev, Contemporary Play School

Kremlin, Come to Me by Alexei Kazantsev, Contemporary Play School

By John Freedman

Published in The Moscow Times, April 2003...   more »

View Article  Juliet and her Romeo by Klim, Chekhov Moscow Art Theater

Juliet and her Romeo by Klim, Chekhov Moscow Art Theater

By John Freedman

Published in The Moscow Times, December 1999...   more »

View Article  Judith by Yelena Isaeva, Playwright and Director Center

Judith by Yelena Isaeva, Playwright and Director Center

By John Freedman

Published in The Moscow Times, January 1999

 

When ...   more »

View Article  Journeys on the Edge by Ivan Savelyev, Satire Theater

Journeys on the Edge by Ivan Savelyev, Satire Theater

A review by John Freedman

Published in The Moscow Times, July ...   more »

View Article  Iron by Olga Mukhina, produced by the Zhelezyaka Theatrical Association of St. Petersburg
Iron by Olga Mukhina, produced by the Zhelezyaka Theatrical Association of St. Petersburg By John Freedman Published in The Moscow Times, February 2006   more »
View Article  In the Retina by Maxim Kurochkin, Pushkin Theater

In the Retina by Maxim Kurochkin, Pushkin Theater

By John Freedman

Published in The Moscow Times, October 2002

 

I ...   more »

View Article  Imago. Pygmalionium by Maxim Kurochkin, a production of Pavel Kaplevich and Face Fashion

Imago. Pygmalionium by Maxim Kurochkin, a production of Pavel Kaplevich and Face Fashion

By John Freedman

Publihed in The Moscow ...   more »

View Article  Hello from Tsyurupa! by Sergei Kokovkin (after Fazil Iskander), Satire Theater

Hello from Tsyurupa! by Sergei Kokovkin (after Fazil Iskander), Satire Theater

By John Freedman

Published in The Moscow Times, September ...   more »

View Article  Go Away, Go Away by Nikolai Kolyada, Sovremennik

Go Away, Go Away by Nikolai Kolyada, Sovremennik

By John Freedman

Published in The Moscow Times, October 2000

 

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View Article  Galka Motalko by Natalya Vorozhbit at the Playwright and Director Center
Galka Motalko by Natalya Vorozhbit at the Playwright and Director Center By John Freedman Published in The Moscow Times, September 2005    more »
View Article  Floor Covering by the Presnyakov Brothers, Playwright and Director Center

Floor Covering by the Presnyakov Brothers, Playwright and Director Center

By John Freedman

Published in The Moscow Times, April 2004...   more »

View Article  Fighter Class "Medea" by Maxim Kurochkin at the Tragi-Farce Theater; and Red Thread by Alexander Zheleztsov at the Playwright and Director Center

Fighter Class "Medea" by Maxim Kurochkin at the Tragi-Farce Theater; and Red Thread by Alexander Zheleztsov at the Playwright and ...   more »