columnists

‘Chekhov’s Gun’

Natalia AntonovaIt’s a challenge to drag historical baggage onto contemporary stages

A playwright in need

28/07/2011 20:20

Theater community is praying for the life of Tolyatti writer Vadim Levanov

Bureaucracy and black magic

14/07/2011 20:29

Behind-the-scenes scandals keep the theater world busy in the off-season

Mothers and daughters

30/06/2011 20:49

A play performed in a kitchen – of all places – cuts right to the bone

Theater to light your fire

16/06/2011 21:05

The doors of perception are cleansed at a surprising new production

Revolution at Mayakovsky

02/06/2011 21:08

A welcome changing of the guard at a troubled theatre

Empty lives, Senseless death

05/05/2011 21:45

A gritty new documentary drama rises above retelling the story of a murder

The meek inherit awards

21/04/2011 21:04

Underdogs triumph at this year’s Golden Mask

Only the good die young

07/04/2011 20:57

Playwright Anna Yablonskaya’s work sees stage life after her death

Marilyn Monroe and the Deathly Hallows

24/03/2011 21:39

A Hollywood star is de-iconised in a Polish production within Golden Mask

Be afraid, be very afraid

10/03/2011 19:06

Stage fright is nothing compared to fear of theatre administrators

A fig leaf for the fearful

24/02/2011 18:34

Cowardice is the real reason for Belgorod’s culture crackdown

Time to rock the boat

10/02/2011 19:16

A battle between generations results in odd distortions on the stage

Emotions stripped bare

27/01/2011 18:43

Sometimes the most shocking thing about a play isn’t the nudity on stage

Getting theatrical about race riots

13/01/2011 19:19

Somehow, you always expect better from people on the Moscow arts scene

Marathon man tours Russia to raise hopes for orphans

24/08/2011 15:12

Possible breakthrough in Politkovskaya killing

24/08/2011 13:12

Putin talks tough on the North Caucasus

24/08/2011 10:30

Avianova faces license threat

23/08/2011 16:20

Eto'o deal is done at last

24/08/2011 12:13

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