Nikolai Gogol News

Riverside Studios has announced the lineup for the Bitesize Festival, running from July 1-28, featuring a diverse range of performances and events.

Yale Repertory Theatre has revealed its 2024–25 season of five productions. Learn more about the five shows in the season and see how to purchase tickets.

The Government Inspector is Yury Butusov's (acclaimed Russian writer, director) final Moscow production. This multi-award-winning work is based on Nikolai Gogol's “Government Inspector.” Filmed on stage in high definition for cinemas worldwide and presented in Russian with English subtitles.

Adam Harrell’s new play The Government Agent, a contemporary adaptation of Nikolai Gogol’s 19th Century Russian farce The Inspector General, is set to have its first public performance at this year’s Fertile Ground Festival of New Works in Portland, OR (April 12-21).

TV comedy royalty Vicki Pepperdine (Poor Things, Getting On, Dear Joan and Jericha) will star alongside Kiell Smith-Bynoe (Ghosts, Stath Lets Flats, Taskmaster, Man Like Mobeen) and Dan Skinner (Shooting Stars, This Time with Alan Partridge, The Kennedys) in a brand-new production of Nikolai Gogol's  THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR.

Lyric Hammersmith Theatre announces the return of Evolution Festival in March 2024. Join us for an exciting lineup of performances and events.

Broadwater Theater Main Stage presents the premiere of TINY LITTLE TOWN, a new musical presents Feb 1 – 18, 2024 for 15 performances.

Stage and Screen Star, Ilia Volok returns for a limited run of his one-man show, Diary of a Madman by Nikolai Gogol. LA Weekly Theater Award-Best Solo Performance! Another NY Run! In support of Ukraine! 4 Shows Only!

The cast has been announced for two industry readings of Christmas Eve in Dikanka, a new musical with book, music and lyrics by Kit Goldstein Grant, adapted from the story by Ukrainian novelist Nikolai Gogol.

Get a sneak peek of the upcoming industry reading of 'Christmas Eve in Dikanka,' a captivating musical adaptation of a Ukrainian story. Immerse yourself in the enchanting world of Ukrainian folklore and experience the magic firsthand.

Explore the Coolidge Corner Theatre's 'Big Screen Debuts' series, featuring the first feature films of renowned directors such as The Coen Brothers, Sofia Coppola, Barry Jenkins, David Lynch, Christopher Nolan, and Satyajit Ray. Don't miss this opportunity to witness the early works of these iconic filmmakers at the newly-expanded Coolidge theater.

'The Government Inspector' brings a bold Australian voice to the classic Russian play by Nikolai Gogol. Get event and ticket information here!

The Russian Arts Theater and Studio (TRATS), a New York theater company founded in 2004, continues its 2023 season with Diary of a Madman, based on the short story by Nikolai Gogol, newly adapted by Di Zhu and Aleksey Burago.

Chicago Opera Theater (COT), Chicago's foremost producer of new and reimagined opera, has announced its 50th Anniversary season in 2023/24. Reflecting on the company's first fifty years, the golden anniversary offers all the hallmarks that have made COT a staple in the Chicago community and the greater opera world including World Premieres, boldly reimagined classics from the opera canon, and underperformed masterpieces.

Showcasing eight new musicals over a two week period, MTFestUK is a unique festival that provides a platform for new and exciting musical theatre. This year the eight productions will be workshopped and presented in 'sharing' sessions, allowing audiences to come and support, explore, engage and enjoy new musical theatre in its earliest stages of development.

The Other Palace & Turbine Theatre have announced that MTFestUK 2023 will be  showcasing eight new musicals over a two week period, across both The Other Palace Studio and The Turbine Theatre.

The 38th Adelaide Festival, to be launched this Wednesday 9 November, at Adelaide Town Hall and via livestream offers a total of 52 events in theatre, music, opera, dance, media and visual arts, including major festivals-within-the-festival Adelaide Writers' Week, UKARIA Chamber Landscapes and WOMADelaide – over 17 days and nights from Friday 3 to Sunday 19 March.

UCSB has announced the next installment of the Department of Theater/Dance’s 2022-2023 season, The Government Inspector adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher from the original by Nikolai Gogol, and directed by Michael Bernard, coming to the Hatlen Theater November 16-20, 2022. 

Theatre Communications Group has announced the eighth iteration of TCG Books Presents, featuring Richard Nelson, Richard Pevear, and Larissa Volokhonsky in conversation with Gregory Mosher on YouTube Live, Friday, October 28, 2022 at 1:00pm ET.

Ilia Volok returns to New York with his critically acclaimed, multi-award-winning one-man show, DIARY OF A MADMAN.