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Pinocchio in search of happiness: Komissarzhevskaya Theatre presents its version of the famous fairy tale

24 june 2026

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The St Petersburg troupe visited Tobolsk for the second time as part of the "Siberian Seasons" project, implemented by SIBUR.

Everyone understands happiness in their own way. And so the wooden boy carved by Papa Carlo set off to explore life and also came to the fundamental philosophical questions. The children's fairy tale, in the Komissarzhevskaya Theatre's version, has a distinctly non-childish subtext. Although the target audience is not limited by age here. There is plenty to think about and discuss – for all generations.

Ivan Pachin, director of the performance:
"In one great theatre book it is said: 'Do not diminish the spiritual life of children, especially your own.' That is what we strive to do, and what we are telling adults through our performance. So that they speak to children as equals, because a child feels much more acutely, more subtly and more deeply than an adult. That is why it is important for us to tell them stories that touch us ourselves."

This story is also about theatre. Pinocchio (and with him the audience) learns what genre is, how comedy differs from tragedy, and even what abstractionism is. Here, the tricksters – the cat Basilio and the fox Alice – appear as film producers promising mountains of gold. However, in this story with its originally Italian roots, the ending has been changed: everyone gathers in Carlo's closet and cooks onion soup. And not just cooks it, but celebrates it together with the audience.

For five-year-old Veronika Mikhailova, this was her first trip to the theatre. Although who is more delighted – her or her mother – is still an open question.

Svetlana Mikhailova, audience member:
"I fell in love with Pinocchio! It seems like a children's show, but you watch it and even get goosebumps from how well it is done. Simply magnificent! Songs, dances, lots of humour, amazing actors."

The St Petersburg troupe is also grateful to the Tobolsk audience.

Margarita Bychkova, Honoured Artist of the Russian Federation, is in Tobolsk for the second time.

Margarita Bychkova, Honoured Artist of the Russian Federation:
"The theatre is wonderful, they receive us wonderfully, and your audience is absolutely fantastic. They listen with great attention, and that is very valuable. Such a smart, intelligent Siberian audience."

Viktor Minkov, Director of the V.F. Komissarzhevskaya Theatre:
"Siberia is a place of absolute power for me. The intertwining of the historical events that took place here, multiplied by the hospitality, the amazing people and the colossal professionalism. I have come to the 'Siberian Seasons' for the fourth time, and I feel it as home. A home I want to return to."

In August, as part of the "Siberian Seasons" project, residents of Tobolsk can look forward to the Moscow Satire Theatre's production of "The Grönholm Method".

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The St Petersburg troupe visited Tobolsk for the second time as part of the "Siberian Seasons" project, implemented by SIBUR.

Everyone understands happiness in their own way. And so the wooden boy carved by Papa Carlo set off to explore life and also came to the fundamental philosophical questions. The children's fairy tale, in the Komissarzhevskaya Theatre's version, has a distinctly non-childish subtext. Although the target audience is not limited by age here. There is plenty to think about and discuss – for all generations.

Ivan Pachin, director of the performance:
"In one great theatre book it is said: 'Do not diminish the spiritual life of children, especially your own.' That is what we strive to do, and what we are telling adults through our performance. So that they speak to children as equals, because a child feels much more acutely, more subtly and more deeply than an adult. That is why it is important for us to tell them stories that touch us ourselves."

This story is also about theatre. Pinocchio (and with him the audience) learns what genre is, how comedy differs from tragedy, and even what abstractionism is. Here, the tricksters – the cat Basilio and the fox Alice – appear as film producers promising mountains of gold. However, in this story with its originally Italian roots, the ending has been changed: everyone gathers in Carlo's closet and cooks onion soup. And not just cooks it, but celebrates it together with the audience.

For five-year-old Veronika Mikhailova, this was her first trip to the theatre. Although who is more delighted – her or her mother – is still an open question.

Svetlana Mikhailova, audience member:
"I fell in love with Pinocchio! It seems like a children's show, but you watch it and even get goosebumps from how well it is done. Simply magnificent! Songs, dances, lots of humour, amazing actors."

The St Petersburg troupe is also grateful to the Tobolsk audience.

Margarita Bychkova, Honoured Artist of the Russian Federation, is in Tobolsk for the second time.

Margarita Bychkova, Honoured Artist of the Russian Federation:
"The theatre is wonderful, they receive us wonderfully, and your audience is absolutely fantastic. They listen with great attention, and that is very valuable. Such a smart, intelligent Siberian audience."

Viktor Minkov, Director of the V.F. Komissarzhevskaya Theatre:
"Siberia is a place of absolute power for me. The intertwining of the historical events that took place here, multiplied by the hospitality, the amazing people and the colossal professionalism. I have come to the 'Siberian Seasons' for the fourth time, and I feel it as home. A home I want to return to."

In August, as part of the "Siberian Seasons" project, residents of Tobolsk can look forward to the Moscow Satire Theatre's production of "The Grönholm Method".

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The St Petersburg troupe visited Tobolsk for the second time as part of the "Siberian Seasons" project, implemented by SIBUR.

Everyone understands happiness in their own way. And so the wooden boy carved by Papa Carlo set off to explore life and also came to the fundamental philosophical questions. The children's fairy tale, in the Komissarzhevskaya Theatre's version, has a distinctly non-childish subtext. Although the target audience is not limited by age here. There is plenty to think about and discuss – for all generations.

Ivan Pachin, director of the performance:
"In one great theatre book it is said: 'Do not diminish the spiritual life of children, especially your own.' That is what we strive to do, and what we are telling adults through our performance. So that they speak to children as equals, because a child feels much more acutely, more subtly and more deeply than an adult. That is why it is important for us to tell them stories that touch us ourselves."

This story is also about theatre. Pinocchio (and with him the audience) learns what genre is, how comedy differs from tragedy, and even what abstractionism is. Here, the tricksters – the cat Basilio and the fox Alice – appear as film producers promising mountains of gold. However, in this story with its originally Italian roots, the ending has been changed: everyone gathers in Carlo's closet and cooks onion soup. And not just cooks it, but celebrates it together with the audience.

For five-year-old Veronika Mikhailova, this was her first trip to the theatre. Although who is more delighted – her or her mother – is still an open question.

Svetlana Mikhailova, audience member:
"I fell in love with Pinocchio! It seems like a children's show, but you watch it and even get goosebumps from how well it is done. Simply magnificent! Songs, dances, lots of humour, amazing actors."

The St Petersburg troupe is also grateful to the Tobolsk audience.

Margarita Bychkova, Honoured Artist of the Russian Federation, is in Tobolsk for the second time.

Margarita Bychkova, Honoured Artist of the Russian Federation:
"The theatre is wonderful, they receive us wonderfully, and your audience is absolutely fantastic. They listen with great attention, and that is very valuable. Such a smart, intelligent Siberian audience."

Viktor Minkov, Director of the V.F. Komissarzhevskaya Theatre:
"Siberia is a place of absolute power for me. The intertwining of the historical events that took place here, multiplied by the hospitality, the amazing people and the colossal professionalism. I have come to the 'Siberian Seasons' for the fourth time, and I feel it as home. A home I want to return to."

In August, as part of the "Siberian Seasons" project, residents of Tobolsk can look forward to the Moscow Satire Theatre's production of "The Grönholm Method".