Boris Pokrovsky Chamber Stage
(Nikolskaya, 17/1)

Premiered at the Boris Pokrovsky Musical Theatre on June 30, 1982.

Sung in Russian with English surtitles.

Running time: 2 hour 30 minutes.

Presented with one interval.



17th century comedy on Christmas day.
The first performance was held in Rostov the Great in 1702.
Musical restoration by Evgeny Levashev.

Stage DirectorBoris Pokrovsky
Music Director of the production: Vladimir Agronsky 
Set Designers: Mikhail Belkin, Leonid Polyakov, Sergey Chukhra
Lighting Designer: Vladimir Ivakin
Choreographer: Lilia Talankina
Children’s Chorus MasterElena Ozerova
Revival DirectorMikhail Kislyarov 
Revival Costume Designer: Olga Oshkalo

Children’s roles: members Сhildren’s group of the Chamber stage.
A scene from the performance. <br> Photo: archive of the Boris Pokrovsky Musical Theatre.
A scene from the performance.
Photo: archive of the Boris Pokrovsky Musical Theatre.
Yaroslav Radivonik as Human Nature. <br> Photo: archive of the Boris Pokrovsky Musical Theatre.
Yaroslav Radivonik as Human Nature.
Photo: archive of the Boris Pokrovsky Musical Theatre.
A scene from the performance. <br> Photo: archive of the Boris Pokrovsky Musical Theatre.
A scene from the performance.
Photo: archive of the Boris Pokrovsky Musical Theatre.
A scene from the performance. <br> Photo: archive of the Boris Pokrovsky Musical Theatre.
A scene from the performance.
Photo: archive of the Boris Pokrovsky Musical Theatre.
A scene from the performance. <br> Photo: archive of the Boris Pokrovsky Musical Theatre.
A scene from the performance.
Photo: archive of the Boris Pokrovsky Musical Theatre.
A scene from the performance. <br> Photo: archive of the Boris Pokrovsky Musical Theatre.
A scene from the performance.
Photo: archive of the Boris Pokrovsky Musical Theatre.
Igor Vyalyh as Afonya, Boris as German Yukavsky. <br> Photo: archive of the Boris Pokrovsky Musical Theatre.
Igor Vyalyh as Afonya, Boris as German Yukavsky.
Photo: archive of the Boris Pokrovsky Musical Theatre.
Tatiana  Fedotova as Rachel, <br>Yaroslav Radivonik as Human Nature. <br> Photo: archive of the Boris Pokrovsky Musical Theatre.
Tatiana Fedotova as Rachel,
Yaroslav Radivonik as Human Nature.
Photo: archive of the Boris Pokrovsky Musical Theatre.
Boris Tarkhov as Herod, Alexei Mochalov as Death. <br> Photo: archive of the Boris Pokrovsky Musical Theatre.
Boris Tarkhov as Herod, Alexei Mochalov as Death.
Photo: archive of the Boris Pokrovsky Musical Theatre.
Boris as German Yukavsky. <br> Photo: archive of the Boris Pokrovsky Musical Theatre.
Boris as German Yukavsky.
Photo: archive of the Boris Pokrovsky Musical Theatre.
Yaroslav Radivonik as Human Nature, Tatiana Fedotova  as Fury. <br> Photo: archive of the Boris Pokrovsky Musical Theatre.
Yaroslav Radivonik as Human Nature, Tatiana Fedotova as Fury.
Photo: archive of the Boris Pokrovsky Musical Theatre.
A scene from the performance. <br> Photo: archive of the Boris Pokrovsky Musical Theatre.
A scene from the performance.
Photo: archive of the Boris Pokrovsky Musical Theatre.