And the finest thing in this production is Olga Bodrova’s performance, revealing her in the exceptionally rare and demanding guise of a lyrical-comic actress — not as two contrasting qualities, but as their organic fusion. […] This richly complex Agafya — airy, impetuous, restless, tender, courageous and serious — ultimately arrives at a quietly catastrophic finale.

Elena Aldasheva, Teatr

Artistic director Evgeny Kamenkovich’s new production at the Pyotr Fomenko Workshop is a gift to connoisseurs of living, breathing classics. […] He places the emphasis on the absurdity of what is happening, on its infernal nature. And Gogol’s dilemma of “to marry or not to marry” acquires a universal dimension, literally becoming a question of “to be or not to be.”

Natalia Vitvitskaya, Vedomosti

Every one of them performs with infectious relish and unmistakable exhilaration. The audience enthusiastically embraces the brilliantly played, almost concert-like set pieces: the presentation of the suitors, Podkolesin’s courtship and Agafya’s dreams.

Natalia Vitvitskaya, Vedomosti

The production handles Gogol’s text with equal subtlety. The actors deliver it with a slight detachment, as though savouring every word. […] In the end, Gogol’s language reaches the audience almost entirely intact, while the comic spirit triumphs. The production may not reduce the entire audience to helpless laughter, but it provides a quiet, indescribable delight.

Yuri Yudin, Rossiyskaya Gazeta

An Absolutely Incredible Event is performed in the Fomenko Workshop’s signature watercolour style. The production concentrates on the comic intrigue and gives it a vaudevillian spin, allowing the audience to revel in its farcical twists and charming comic turns. […] And only at the end does the snow-white wedding table become so sadly beautiful precisely because no one will ever sit down at it to celebrate the birth of a new family — turning it into an allegory of hopes that never came true.

Elizaveta Avdoshina, Nezavisimaya Gazeta

Opening night: February 8, 2024

Running time: 2 hours 45 minutes with one intermission

Upcoming Performances:

Ticket price range: 1000—30000 rub.