Mossoviet Theatre

World-Class Performances at Mossoviet Theatre

The Mossoviet Theatre was founded in 1923 and was originally known as the Theatre of Moscow Trade Unions. The Mossoviet Theatre is located in Moscow and was established to perform for local audiences at a lower cost. Lenin once said that art should reflect “the simple black bread of peasantry”. The theatre’s founder was S.Prokofyev, who was both a literary man and a director. The Theatre of Moscow Trade Unions changed its name to the Mossoviet Theatre in the year 1938. The Mossoviet Theatre had its name derived from Moscow Soviet, and has retained its Soviet name and has tried to ensure that all its productions are of a high artistic standard. The Mossoviet Theatre was situated on the Hermitage grounds until 1948, and past works that have been produced by the theatre have been “A Tavern Keeper”, “Othello” by Shakespeare, “Maskarade” by Lermontov, and many others.

The Mossoviet Theare can easily accommodate 1 200 audience members and concentrates on more modern dramatic performances. The theare has also had many famous performers on their stage and created several very controversial pieces.

The production called “Hurricane” or “Storm” was a piece written by Vladimir Naumovich. America rejected the production, and the emotion evoking piece regarding propaganda was produced in the Mossoviet Theatre in 1925.

The famous Arcady Kirichenko was born in Novoshakhtinsk, Russia, on 16 April 1956. Arcady Kirichenko became a celebrated Russian musician and actor, and worked at the Mossoviet Theatre during the years of 1984 to 1986. He also featured in the “Mann ist Mann” production that was directed by Mark Weil.

The Mossoviet Theatre, which has one of Russia’s leading theatre troupes, visited Kyiv in the Ukraine in 1962 to perform some of its most favoured pieces. Amongst the troupe was the famous 1930's and 1940’s Russian film star, Lubov Orlova.

Today, the Mossoviet Theatre still entertains audiences with spectacularly talented performers and productions such as “Jesus Christ – Superstar” by Andrew Lloyd Weber, and many other world class productions. This production in particular is an interesting combination of rock opera and the traditions upheld by Russian theatre schools.