Theatres

Anastasia web always offers a diverse cultural program so that the romance tour customers could enjoy their stay in the capital. Moreover practically all Russian women are theatre lovers and will appreciate your invitation to a theatrical or ballet performance.

Maly theatre

Schepkin, Yablochkina, Knipper-Chekhova, Pashennaya and the whole dynasty of the Sadovskies played here. Almost all Ostrovsky's plays were staged for the first time here.

Address: Teatralnaya pl., 1/6 ( Nearest metro station: Ploshchad Revolutsii, Okhotny Ryad, Teatralnaya)

Phone: 095-924-4083

Vakhtangov Theatre

The theatre was founded by E.Vakhtangov in 1921. It's famous with its Russian and world classic plays staging: "Princess Turandot" of C.Gozzi (1922), "Egor Bulychyov and others" of M.Gorky (1932), "Intervention" of L.Slavin (1933), "Much ado about nothing" of W.Shakespeare (1936), "Cyrano de Bergerac" of E.Rostand (1942) and others. The theatre is located in a building of the 19th century.

Address: Arbat ul., 26

Nearest metro station: Smolenskaya, Arbatskaya, Biblioteka Lenina, Borovitskaya, Alexsandrovsky Sad.

Phone: 095-241-0728, 095-241-1649

Theatre "Sovremennik"

Today "Sovremennik" theater is famous all over the country. The theater is located in an elegant building on Chistye Prudy. Galina Volchek, Igor Kvasha, Lilya Tolmacheva are representatives of the first "young actors". Among the theater troupe there are Liya Akhedzhakova, Marina Neyelova, Valentin Gaft, Avangard Leontiev, Olga Drozdova. You can also see amazing Chulpan Khamatova on the "Sovremennik" stage in performances "Tri Tovarishcha" ("Three Comrades") and "Tri Sestry" ("Three Sisters"). Mikhail Efremov has staged the performance "Eshche Raz o Golom Korole" ("One More Time about the Naked King") by Filatov's play to celebrate the theater's jubilee. The performances "Krutoi Marshrut" ("Curved Route") by Evgenia Ginzburg's play, "Vindzorskie Nasmeshnitsy" ("Windsor Mockers") by William Shakespeare, "Pigmalion" by Bernard Shaw, "Tri Tovarishcha" ("Three Comrades") by Remarque and "Igraem Shillera" ("We Play Shiller") by Schiller's tragedy "Mary Stuart" staged by Rimas Tuminas remain popular.

Address: Chistoprudny blv., 19a ( Nearest metro station: Chistyie Prudy, Turgenevskaya)

Phone: (095) 921-64-73 - ticket office

The Bolshoi Theater - world-class ballet theater with a tumultuous history dating back to the late 18th century and producer of some of Russia 's most famous ballets stars, including Rudolf Nuryev and Maya Plisetskaya.

Moscow Operetta (Theatre of operetta)

The theatre was founded in 1927 in order to develop the genre of modern domestic musical comedies. The repertoire has both classic operettas and modern musicals. In various times brilliant actors worked here - T.Shmyga, Z.Ivanova, K.Kuzmina, Yu.Bogdanov, V.Bogachyov, G.Vasilyev, S.Varguzova. The building of the theatre was constructed in the 19th century.

Address: Bol. Dmitrovka ul., 6 ( Nearest metro station: Ploshchad Revolutsii, Okhotny Ryad, Teatralnaya)

Phone: 095-292-6377, 292-5982, 292-0405, 292-1237

The Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Music Theatre
The theatre was founded in 1940 when two music theatres united. "Stasik" (as the visitors call it) is the second after the Bolshoy theatre. But this tiny theatre has its own inexpressiable beauty. Stagings are good. Swan Lake here has always been considered the best in Moscow . Stasik is the right place to start acquainting with opera and ballet.

Address: Bol. Dmitrovka str., 17 ( Nearest metro station: Ploshchad Revolutsii, Okhotny Ryad, Teatralnaya)

Phone: 095-229-2835, 095-229-7274