Theater

24.05.2012 16:42 1 comment Parents protest Shakespeare play with 'rape and pedophile content' Shakespeare's Midsummer Night's Dream has turned into a real nightmare after it was revealed what a Russian version of the classic comedy, staged in one of Moscow's theaters, was all about: a boy raped by a pedophile school teacher.		15.05.2012 22:41 English cast of ‘Notre Dame de Paris’ heading to Moscow One of the world’s most successful musicals, Notre-Dame de Paris, is returning to Moscow in autumn 2012. RT caught up with the show’s producer Nikolas Talar.
05.05.2012 16:56 2 comments Model mom: Netrebko opts out of opera for son Russian opera siren Anna Netrebko has decided to take a break from the stage for the sake of her family. The singer pulled out of five performances of Mozart’s Don Giovanni at the Berlin Staatsoper to spend time with her son.		30.04.2012 13:22 Russian theater to break barriers The Russian theater school has been praised for its deep-rooted traditions and techniques. Now, Russian actors are likely to get together in Switzerland to set up a theatrical company performing in three languages, Russian, French and English.
29.04.2012 18:01 Romeo and Juliet fighting for love in Iraq The main characters of Shakespeare’s timeless classic, Romeo and Juliet, have “emigrated” from northern Italy to the Iraqi capital, Baghdad. The play commissioned for the World Shakespeare Festival reinvents Romeo as Shiite and Juliet as Sunni.		20.04.2012 18:11 Romeo and Juliet back at old Bolshoi "For never was a story of more woe, Than this of Juliet and her Romeo." Well, as Prokofiev’s famous ballet returns to the Bolshoi’s historic stage, audiences’ hearts will be less wrung with sorrow: the production has got shorter.
16.04.2012 21:01 Strings attached: Moscow’s State Puppet Theater behind the scenes Join RT on a trip into the magical world of dolls that move and talk – the Moscow State Puppet Theatre.		16.04.2012 15:23 12 comments Britain's portrayal of Stalin wins praise The hard-core duel between the Soviet Union’s most controversial leader, Joseph Stalin, and the creator of Master and Margarita, Mikhail Bulgakov, has picked up British theatre’s most sought-after award, the Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Play.
27.03.2012 16:32 1 comment Russian Netrebko stars in Met's Manon Russian opera superstar Anna Netrebko has returned to the Met in New-York with her dazzling portrayal of Manon Lescaut in the new production of Jules Massenet's Manon.		26.03.2012 21:43 Iconic Pushkin Cinema to become musical theater Moscow’s iconic Pushkin Cinema is changing its line of work as the venue is going to be turned in to a musical theatre over the summer.
25.03.2012 16:26 6 comments Lost in translation no more: English subs in Moscow theaters Foreign audiences will finally get a chance to enjoy Russian theater to the utmost. Moscow authorities have promised to introduce English subtitles for the capital’s theater performances.		24.03.2012 19:05 2 comments Eifman Ballet heads to London Russian choreographer Boris Eifman is preparing to hear some critique from Londoners. The British capital’s major performing venue, the Coliseum Theater is set to host the Boris Eifman ballet troupe for the very first time.
22.03.2012 19:10 7 comments Siberian homeless taken to theater All they want is ‘bread and circuses’, decided a Siberian theater company and invited the homeless from Novosibirsk to come to watch a performance free of charge. It’s the first time they have been treated to free entertainment in Russia.		20.03.2012 20:58 Staged expenses: Audit finds $10mln irregularities in Mariinsky books The Accounts Chamber has found financial irregularities totalling $10 million while auditing the ongoing renovation of St. Petersburg's Mariinsky Theater.
19.03.2012 14:27 Russian opera singer wins Met’s auditions Russian countertenor Andrey Nemzer has won North America’s most prestigious opera singing contest, receiving a $15,000 cash prize. It’s the very first time a Russian singer has won the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions.		11.03.2012 14:09 1 comment Bolshoi’s live broadcasts finally reach Russia After having launched its live broadcasts internationally, The Bolshoi Theater is finally sharing this privilege with Russians. The Bolshoi’s ballet Il Corsaro is set to be broadcast in several Russia’s cinemas and online on March 11.
02.03.2012 23:03 Bolshoi Theater brings ballets to the web Moscow's Bolshoi Theater has announced plans to launch an online broadcast of its ballets for Russian Internet users. The project, designed in cooperation with Google Russia, will show ballets through the theater's YouTube channel.		01.03.2012 20:11 2 comments Belarus bans “blasphemous” Jesus Christ Superstar rock-opera Orthodox church goers in Belarus have forced the closure of the rock musical Jesus Christ Superstar.
24.02.2012 16:07 Netrebko to open next season at Met Russian opera siren Anna Netrebko is to launch the next season at New York’s Metropolitan Opera for the second year in a row, and again with a Donizetti opera.		20.02.2012 21:00 Bi-lingual treats for theatre-starved expats Moscow recently hosted a very special, bilingual performance featuring two theatre companies trained in the capital – one American and one Russian.

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