Alexander Sternin / Taganka Theater

Check out the Taganka Theater's version of Martin McDonagh's dark comedy “The Cripple of Inishmaan” on Feb. 18, March 3 and 24 at 7 p.m.

Thursday, February 9th

MT Pick Auction (Torgi): Dmitry Krymov stages a bittersweet comedy about loss based on Chekhov’s plays. School of Dramatic Art production. Project Otkrytaya Stsena. 7 p.m.

Cirque du Soleil with the Zarkana acrobatic rock show. Kremlin Palace. 8 p.m.

Dead Souls (Myortviye Dushi): Sergei Artsibashev directs and stars in Vladimir Malyagin’s play based on Nikolai Gogol’s comic novel. Mayakovsky Theater. 7 p.m.

Gaft’s Dream Retold by Viktyuk (Son Gafta, Pereskazanny Viktyukom): Valentin Gaft stars in his own play about Joseph Stalin, staged by Roman Viktyuk. Sovremennik Theater. 7 p.m.

New Gorbunov and Gorchakov: Yevgeny Kamenkovich stages Iosif Brodsky’s poem set in a Leningrad mental hospital. Sovremennik Theater Drugaya Stage. 7:30 p.m.

Juno and Avos (Yunona i Avos): a musical by Alexei Rybnikov. Lenkom Theater. 7 p.m.

New L.G. Sinichkin: Yury Yeryomin stages a jazz version of Dmitry Lensky’s 19th-century Russian vaudeville with texts by Nikolai Erdman and Mikhail Volpin. Tabakov Theater. 7 p.m.

My Elevator Days (Liftonenavistnik): Bengt Ahlfors’ play about a lonely man whose life revolves around trips up and down his elevator. National Youth Theater Chyornaya Komnata hall. 6:30 p.m.

MT Pick Richard III: Yury Butusov’s staging of Shakespeare stars Konstantin Raikin. Satirikon Theater. 7 p.m.

New The Fairytale Lives of Russian Girls (Skazochnaya Zhizn Russkikh Devushek): A young American woman searches for her roots in Russia. Written by American writer Meg Miroshnik, directed by Ilya Shagalov. Playwright and Director Center. 8 p.m.

The Hairdresser (Parikmakhersha): Ruslan Malikov directs Sergei Medvedev’s play about a young provincial woman (Inga Oboldina). Praktika. 7 and 9 p.m.

The House (Dom): Yevgeny Grishkovets’ play about money and friendship, material and spiritual values. Contemporary Play School. 7 p.m.

The Killer (Ubiitsa): Alexander Molchanov’s play about a young man who thinks he has to kill a man in order to get out of debt. Theater Yunogo Zritelya. 7 p.m.

The White Rabbit (Bely Krolik): Yevgeny Kamenkovich stages Mary Chase’s 1944 Pulitzer play “Harvey” about a mild-mannered man (Andrei Myagkov) who says he has an invisible friend resembling a 6-foot rabbit. Chekhov Moscow Art Theater small stage. 7 p.m.

The Wind in the Poplars (Veter Shumit v Topolyakh): Rimas Tuminas stages Gerald Sibleyras’ comedy about three war veterans planning their escape from hospital in 1959. Vakhtangov Theater. 7 p.m.

Woe From Wit - Woe to Wit - Wit’s Woe (Gore Ot Uma - Gore Umu - Gore Uma): Yury Lyubimov’s staging of the classic Griboyedov comedy. Taganka Theater. 7 p.m.

Friday, February 10th

Babushki: Svetlana Zemlyakova’s documentary play based on interviews with inhabitants of Siberian villages. Praktika. 7 and 9 p.m.

Cirque du Soleil: (See Thurs. listing.) Kremlin Palace. 8 p.m.

New Courage: Bertolt Brecht’s classic “Mother Courage,” as staged by Mikhail Levitin. Hermitage Theater production. Fomenko Studio New Stage. 7 p.m.

Faust: Goethe’s classic drama as staged by Yury Lyubimov. Taganka Theater. 7 p.m.

Innamorati (Vlyublyonniye): Carlo Goldoni’s comedy directed by Stefano de Luca. Maly Theater affiliate. 7 p.m.

New La Grande Magia (Velikaya Magiya): Yevgeny Pisarev directs and stars in Eduardo de Filippo’s play about theatrical illusion and obsessional delusion. Pushkin Theater. 7 p.m.

Marienbad: Yevgeny Kamenkovich’s adaptation of Sholom Aleichem’s novel in letters exchanged between husbands and wives as they attempt to convince each other of their honorable behavior. Studio of Theatrical Art. 7 p.m.

Peer Gynt: Mark Zakharov’s staging on the themes of Henrik Ibsen’s verse drama. Choreography by Oleg Glushkov. Lenkom Theater. 7 p.m.

People Are People (Lyudi Kak Lyudi): Maxim Gorky’s play “Zykovy” as staged by Vladimir Ivanov. Vakhtangov Theater. 7 p.m.

New Pushkin’s Little Tragedies (Malenkiye Tragedii Pushkina): scenes from five short plays by Alexander Pushkin. Satirikon Theater. 7 p.m.

MT Pick Rothschild’s Fiddle (Skripka Rotshilda): Kama Ginkas directs his own adaptation of the Chekhov short story about an aging man tormented by the losses life brings. Theater Yunogo Zritelya. 7 p.m.

Russian Woe (Russkoye Gore): Iosif Raikhelgauz stages a musical version of the classic Griboyedov comedy “Woe From Wit.” Music by Sergei Nikitin. Contemporary Play School. 7 p.m.

Six Characters in Search of an Author (Shest Personazhei v Poiskakh Avtora): Valery Belyakovich’s staging based on Luigi Pirandello’s play of the same name and on Shakespeare’s “Macbeth.” Stanislavsky Drama Theater. 7 p.m.

New The Fall (Padeniye): Vasily Shemyansky performs a one-man show based on Albert Camus’ philosophical novel of the same name. Theater Center Na Strastnom. 8 p.m.

The Tale of Arden Forest (Skazka Ardenskogo Lesa): Yuly Kim’s adaptation of Shakespeare’s “As You Like It,” written by Yuly Kim and directed by Pyotr Fomenko. Fomenko Studio. 7 p.m.

MT Pick The Tempest (Burya): Shakespeare’s play as staged by Robert Sturua stars Alexander Kalyagin as Prospero. Et Cetera Theater. 7 p.m.

MT Pick The Theater of Medea (Teatr Medei): Oksana Mysina performs a one-actress show based on Klim’s play about two actresses rehearsing the role of Medea. School of Dramatic Art. 7 p.m.

Saturday, February 11th

Babushki: (See Fri. listing.) Praktika. 7 and 9 p.m.

Cirque du Soleil: (See Thurs. listing.) Kremlin Palace. 3 and 8 p.m.

New Courage: (See Fri. listing.) Fomenko Studio New Stage. 7 p.m.

King’s Games (Korolevskiye Igry): an adaptation of “The 1,000 Days of Anne Boleyn,” dealing with the short, ill-fated marriage of Henry VIII and the feisty Boleyn. Lenkom Theater. 7 p.m.

Love. Letters (Lyubov. Pisma): Vera Alentova and Vladimir Menshov in Yulia Menshova’s stage adaptation of Albert Gurney’s epistolary drama about an old love affair. Pushkin Theater. 7 p.m.

Measure for Measure (Mera za Meru): Yury Butusov stages Shakespeare’s play that deals with issues of mercy, justice, and truth. Vakhtangov Theater. 7 p.m.

New Medea: Mikhail Tsitrinyak’s staging of Jean Anouilh’s play with Yulia Rutberg in the lead. Vakhtangov Theater small stage. 7:30 p.m.

MT Pick The Seagull (Chaika): Yury Butusov stages a comedy based on Chekhov’s play about conflicting generations of Russian actors and writers. Satirikon Theater. 7 p.m.

Sunday, February 12th

Cirque du Soleil: (See Thurs. listing.) Kremlin Palace. 1 and 6 p.m.

Ivanov and Others (Ivanov i Drugiye): Sergei Shakurov stars in Genrietta Yanovskaya’s interpretation of Anton Chekhov’s play about a group of people’s inability to love or be loved. Theater Yunogo Zritelya. 7 p.m.

Proof (Dokazatelstvo): Krzysztof Zanussi directs David Auburn’s Pulitzer Prize-winning psychological play that explores the link between genius and madness. National Youth Theater. 7 p.m.

MT Pick Scorched (Pozhary): Quebec-based playwright/director Wajdi Mouawad stages his own play about love, hatred and reconciliation. Et Cetera Theater. 7 p.m.

The Bear (Medved): Iosif Raikhelgauz stages Dmitry Bykov’s political satire. Contemporary Play School. 7 p.m.

The Marriage of Figaro (Zhenitba Figaro): a booming, musical version of Beaumarchais’ witty play about a commoner who wants to marry his master’s servant girl and encounters numerous adventures along the way. Lenkom Theater. 7 p.m.

MT Pick The Seagull: (See Sat. listing.) Satirikon Theater. 7 p.m.

New The Venetian Twins (Venetsianskiye Bliznetsy): Carlo Goldoni’s comedy as staged by Paolo Emilio Landi. Taganka Theater. 7 p.m.

Monday, February 13th

Enemies, A Love Story (Vragi: Istoriya Lyubvi): An adaptation of Isaac Bashevis Singer’s novel, set in New York in 1949, about a Holocaust survivor who finds himself involved with two wives and a fiancee. Sovremennik Theater. 7 p.m.

Lessons of Tango and Love (Uroki Tango i Lyubvi) with Alisa Freindlikh and her daughter Varvara Vladimirova, choreographed and staged by Yelena Prokopyeva. Satire Theater. 7 p.m.

New Tartuffe: Pavel Safonov’s staging of Moliere’s play with Viktor Sukhorukov in the lead. Theater Na Maloi Bronoi. 7 p.m.

MT Pick The Black Monk (Chyorny Monakh): Kama Ginkas’ brilliant staging of Chekhov’s short story about a strange, ethereal figure who convinces a man that he is a genius. Theater Yunogo Zritelya. 7 p.m.

The Book of Letters (Pismovik): Marina Brusnikina’s stage version of Mikhail Shishkin’s romantic novel in letters. Chekhov Moscow Art Theater small stage. 7 p.m.

The Robbers (Razboiniki): Schiller’s most acclaimed play tells the story of two competing brothers, one of whom becomes a bandit when disowned by his father. Pushkin Theater affiliate. 7 p.m.

What a Pity (Kak Zhal): Pyotr Fomenko’s staging on the themes of Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s play “Diatribe of Love Against a Seated Man.” Stars Lyudmila Maksakova. Fomenko Studio. 7 p.m.

Wolves and Sheep (Volki i Ovtsy): Pyotr Fomenko’s production of Ostrovsky’s comedy about cheats and scoundrels. Fomenko Studio New Stage. 7 p.m.

Tuesday, February 14th

Afterplay (Posle Zanavesa): Yevgeny Kamenkovich’s staging includes Anton Chekhov’s one-act comedy “The Bear,” and “Afterplay,” Brian Friel’s play that imagines a romantic meeting between Andrei Prozorov of Chekhov’s “Three Sisters” and Sonya Serebryakova of his “Uncle Vanya” in the Soviet era. Fomenko Studio New Stage. 7 p.m.

New Baba Chanel: Valery Belyakovich directs Nikolai Kolyada’s comedy about five women after 60 — soloists of an amateur Russian folk ensemble, singing at the All-Russia Deaf Society House of Culture. Stanislavsky Drama Theater. 7 p.m.

New Berlusputin: Varvara Faer stages Dario Fo’s play “L”Anomalo Bicefalo” in which Vladimir Putin’s brain is transplanted into Silvio Berlusconi’s body. Stars Yevdokia Germanova and Sergei Yepishev. Teatr.doc. 8 p.m.

MT Pick Casting: Yury Yeryomin’s play, based loosely on the plot of “A Chorus Line,” stars Alla Sigalova as the director and choreographer. Mossoviet Theater. 7 p.m.

Cirque du Soleil: (See Thurs. listing.) Kremlin Palace. 8 p.m.

Enemies, A Love Story: (See Mon. listing.) Sovremennik Theater. 7 p.m.

Fear and Misery of the Third Reich (Strakh i Otchayaniye Tretyego Reikha): Maria Pavlovskaya’s staging of Bertolt Brecht’s famous play, portraying Germany in the 1930s. Playwright and Director Center. 8 p.m.

MT Pick King Lear (Korol Lir): Konstantin Raikin stars in Shakespeare’s tragedy directed by Yury Butusov. Satirikon Theater. 7 p.m.

Lessons of Tango and Love: (See Mon. listing.) Satire Theater. 7 p.m.

Orpheus: Jean Cocteau’s play as directed by Vladimir Skvortsov. Et Cetera Theater Efros Hall. 7 p.m.

MT Pick The Marriage (Zhenitba): Mark Zakharov stages an all-star version of Nikolai Gogol’s classic comedy. Lenkom Theater. 7 p.m.

The Robbers: (See Mon. listing.) Pushkin Theater affiliate. 7 p.m.

Wednesday, February 15th

New Accordions: a musical show staged by Valery Belyakovich. Stanislavsky Drama Theater. 7 p.m.

Cirque du Soleil: (See Thurs. listing.) Kremlin Palace. 8 p.m.

Divorce Masculine-Style (Razvod po Muzhski): Sergei Artsibashev and Sergei Poselsky stage a play by Neil Simon. Mayakovsky Theater. 7 p.m.

New Karenin: Vasily Sigarev’s tragicomedy, based on Leo Tolstoy’s novel “Anna Karenina,” focuses on her husband Alexei. Directed by Viesturs Meiksans. Preview. Chekhov Moscow Art Theater New Stage. 7 p.m.

King’s Games: (See Sat. listing.) Lenkom Theater. 7 p.m.

Orpheus: (See Tues. listing.) Et Cetera Theater Efros Hall. 7 p.m.

Poplars and Wind (Topolya i Veter): Konstantin Raikin directs Gerald Sibleyras’ comedy about three war veterans planning their escape from hospital in 1959. Satirikon Theater. 7 p.m.

Somewhere and Near (Gde-to i Okolo): Anna Yablonskaya’s play about the inhabitants of a provincial town directed by Damir Salimzyanov. Praktika. 8 p.m.

MT Pick The Lady With the Lapdog (Dama s Sobachkoi): This exquisite work by Kama Ginkas dramatizes Chekhov’s classic story of love found and lost. Theater Yunogo Zritelya. 7 p.m.

MT Pick Three Sisters (Tri Sestry): Pyotr Fomenko’s tragic rendition of Anton Chekhov’s classic. Fomenko Studio New Stage. 7 p.m.

and Beyond…

Cirque du Soleil: (See Thurs. listing.) Kremlin Palace. Feb. 16, 17 at 8 p.m., Feb. 18 at 3 and 8 p.m., Feb. 19 at 1 and 6 p.m.

Family Happiness (Semeinoye Schastye): Pyotr Fomenko’s sensitive adaptation of Leo Tolstoy’s novella about the rise and fall of a marriage. Fomenko Studio New Stage. Feb. 16, 7 p.m.

MT Pick Illusions (Illyuzii): The complex tale of two married couples written and directed by Ivan Vyrypayev. Praktika. Feb. 16, 17, 18 and 19, 8 p.m.

MT Pick Konstantin Raikin: An Evening With Dostoevsky (Konstantin Raikin: Vecher s Dostoyevskim): Director Valery Fokin and composer Alexander Bakshi create a stage version of Fyodor Dostoevsky’s existentialist novel “Notes From Underground” especially for Raikin. Satirikon Theater. Feb. 16, 7 p.m.

New Night with a Stranger (Noch s Neznakomtsem): Plamen Panev’s romantic staging based on Natalia Savitskaya’s play “Wife.” Contemporary Play School. Feb. 16, 7 p.m.

Ornifle: Jean Anouilh’s dark comedy about a poet who squanders his talent stars Alexander Shirvindt, Mikhail Derzhavin and Vera Vasilyeva. Satire Theater. Feb. 16, 7 p.m.

Shipov’s Travels (Pokhozhdeniya Shipova): A vaudeville based on Bulat Okudzhava’s phantasmagoric story. Et Cetera Theater. Feb. 16, 7 p.m.

The Jester Balakirev (Shut Balakirev): Grigory Gorin’s tragicomedy based on the real story of nobleman Sergei Frolov. Lenkom Theater. Feb. 16, 7 p.m.

The Master and Margarita: Mikhail Bulgakov’s satirical philosophical fantasy about Satan’s visit to Moscow. Directed by Janos Szasz. Chekhov Moscow Art Theater. Feb. 16 and 17, 7 p.m.

The Meek One (Krotkaya): Irina Keruchenko’s staging of Dostoevsky’s story about a widower pondering everything he did wrong. Theater Yunogo Zritelya. Feb. 16, 7 p.m.

Landing Stage (Pristan): The Vakhtangov Theater jubilee staging on the themes of Brecht, Bunin, Dostoevsky, Durrenmatt, Arthur Miller, Pushkin, Eduardo de Filippo and Shakespeare. Vakhtangov Theater. Feb. 17 and 18, 7 p.m.

Money (Dengi): Konstantin Raikin stages a crime comedy based on Alexander Ostrovsky’s play about a miser whose love for money brings woe to one and all. Satirikon Theater. Feb. 17, 7 p.m.

MT Pick The Demon. The View From Above (Demon. Vid Sverkhu): Dmitry Krymov’s innovative production inspired by Mikhail Lermontov’s poem. School of Dramatic Art. Feb. 17 and 18, 7 p.m.

The Tempest (Burya): This staging of Shakespeare’s play, directed by and starring Lev Durov, focuses on Prospero. Theater Na Maloi Bronoi. Feb. 17, 7 p.m.

The Visit (Vizit Damy): Alexander Morfov directs Friedrich Durrenmatt’s classic play about a wealthy woman returning to her hometown for revenge. Lenkom Theater. Feb. 17, 7 p.m.

New Twelfth Night (Dvenadtsataya Noch): Shakespeare’s romantic comedy as staged by Renata Sotiriadi. Taganka Theater small stage. Feb. 17 and 18, 7 p.m.

New Pushkin’s Little Tragedies: (See Fri. listing.) Satirikon Theater. Feb. 18 and 24, 7 p.m.

New The Cripple of Inishmaan (Kaleka s Ostrova Inishmaan): Sergei Fedotov’s staging of Martin McDonagh’s play. Taganka Theater. Feb. 18, 7 p.m.

MT Pick King Lear: (See Tues. listing.) Satirikon Theater. Feb. 19 and 23, 7 p.m.

New L.G. Sinichkin: (See Thurs. listing.) Tabakov Theater. Feb. 20 and 23, 7 p.m.

MT Pick K.I. From “Crime” (K.I. iz Prestupleniya): Kama Ginkas’ influential production of the segments of Dostoevsky’s novel “Crime and Punishment” that concern Katerina Ivanovna, the widow of the drunken Marmeladov. Stars Oksana Mysina. Theater Yunogo Zritelya. Feb. 21, 7 p.m.

MT Pick Pushkin. Duel. Death. (Pushkin. Duel. Smert.): Kama Ginkas’ powerful staging, based on the memoirs of Pushkin’s contemporaries, is a brilliant examination of the way in which poets are misunderstood by those closest to them. Theater Yunogo Zritelya. Feb. 22, 7 p.m.

New Berlusputin: (See Tues. listing.) Teatr.doc. Feb. 24, 8 p.m.

New La Grande Magia: (See Fri. listing.) Pushkin Theater. Feb. 24, 7 p.m.

MT Pick The Seagull: (See Sat. listing.) Satirikon Theater. Feb. 25 and 26, 7 p.m.

MT Pick Richard III: (See Thurs. listing.) Satirikon Theater. Feb. 28, 7 p.m.