Boris Gudonov July 23, 2009

This production from the Chekhov International Theatre Festival offers audiences an edgy, modern-day staging of Alexander Pushkin's Shakespeare-inspired drama about the corrupt and murderous politics of Tsarist Russia. Donnellan's updated production of Pushkin's drama comments on the fight for political control in late 16th- and early 17th-century Russia, painting an equally unflattering picture of Moscow's contemporary political players.