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Moscow Yermolova Theater’s The Philistines Wrap SIBUR’s Cultural Project’s Season

5 november 2025

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Two performances of the theater’s seasonal premiere won the hearts of Tobolsk theater lovers.

As part its jubilee centennial season, the Yermolova Moscow Drama Theatre put on its debut performance in Tobolsk. Two nights of Maxim Gorky’s The Philistines wrapped up the 2025 Siberian Seasons, a SIBUR-sponsored cultural project.

In Grigori Yuzhakov's take on Gorky’s play, the on-stage goings-on are presented as a reflection on family values. Relatives, hangers-on and boarders barely manage to coexist under one roof, split by clashing worldviews, misunderstandings, and a flat-out failure to hear each another. My focus here was on connection, the attempt to understand each other. There’s something about this world of Philistines, which isn’t necessarily a derogatory term here, that can make it warm and meaningful, something you can’t just throw away. Nor can one detach oneself from one’s past; instead, you need to try to connect with it and treat your parents, and your grandparents with a tad more care and respect, the director notes.

The Yermolova Theater’s production of The Philistines premiered in Moscow as recently as this spring, which makes the performance in Tobolsk its first guest tour. There was a need for some tweaking along the way. Designed for an intimate space where the spectators feel as if they are seated at the same table with the play’s character, the production’s staging had to be adjusted for the more traditional stage of the Tobolsk Drama Theatre.

Georgi Nazarenko, actor, Yermolova Moscow Drama Theatre:
“There’s a saying: you reap what you sow. Well, the audience echoed back to our performance with this incredible Siberian warmth, something you don’t see a lot in St. Petersburg or in Moscow.”

Grigori Yuzhakov, director:
“Your audience is fantastic. It’s responsive and tuned-in. And the way they listened to our performance! We owe it to the audience for being so engaged; otherwise, nothing would have worked without that.”

The show, a true masterclass in traditional repertory theater, really hit home with the Tobolsk audience.

Tatiana Vanyushkina, spectator:
“I adore theater, and the cast today were spectacular. While there wasn’t any direct interaction, we felt we were right there with them, living through every episode.”

Yulia Sokolova, spectator:
“So much to ponder. I know I’ll be thinking long and hard on this one. The whole fathers-and-sons theme – it’s timeless.”

The Siberian Seasons in Tobolsk will be continued next year. In January, Tobolsk will be hosting the Moscow Mayakovsky Academic Theatre’s guest tour.

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Two performances of the theater’s seasonal premiere won the hearts of Tobolsk theater lovers.

As part its jubilee centennial season, the Yermolova Moscow Drama Theatre put on its debut performance in Tobolsk. Two nights of Maxim Gorky’s The Philistines wrapped up the 2025 Siberian Seasons, a SIBUR-sponsored cultural project.

In Grigori Yuzhakov's take on Gorky’s play, the on-stage goings-on are presented as a reflection on family values. Relatives, hangers-on and boarders barely manage to coexist under one roof, split by clashing worldviews, misunderstandings, and a flat-out failure to hear each another. My focus here was on connection, the attempt to understand each other. There’s something about this world of Philistines, which isn’t necessarily a derogatory term here, that can make it warm and meaningful, something you can’t just throw away. Nor can one detach oneself from one’s past; instead, you need to try to connect with it and treat your parents, and your grandparents with a tad more care and respect, the director notes.

The Yermolova Theater’s production of The Philistines premiered in Moscow as recently as this spring, which makes the performance in Tobolsk its first guest tour. There was a need for some tweaking along the way. Designed for an intimate space where the spectators feel as if they are seated at the same table with the play’s character, the production’s staging had to be adjusted for the more traditional stage of the Tobolsk Drama Theatre.

Georgi Nazarenko, actor, Yermolova Moscow Drama Theatre:
“There’s a saying: you reap what you sow. Well, the audience echoed back to our performance with this incredible Siberian warmth, something you don’t see a lot in St. Petersburg or in Moscow.”

Grigori Yuzhakov, director:
“Your audience is fantastic. It’s responsive and tuned-in. And the way they listened to our performance! We owe it to the audience for being so engaged; otherwise, nothing would have worked without that.”

The show, a true masterclass in traditional repertory theater, really hit home with the Tobolsk audience.

Tatiana Vanyushkina, spectator:
“I adore theater, and the cast today were spectacular. While there wasn’t any direct interaction, we felt we were right there with them, living through every episode.”

Yulia Sokolova, spectator:
“So much to ponder. I know I’ll be thinking long and hard on this one. The whole fathers-and-sons theme – it’s timeless.”

The Siberian Seasons in Tobolsk will be continued next year. In January, Tobolsk will be hosting the Moscow Mayakovsky Academic Theatre’s guest tour.

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Two performances of the theater’s seasonal premiere won the hearts of Tobolsk theater lovers.

As part its jubilee centennial season, the Yermolova Moscow Drama Theatre put on its debut performance in Tobolsk. Two nights of Maxim Gorky’s The Philistines wrapped up the 2025 Siberian Seasons, a SIBUR-sponsored cultural project.

In Grigori Yuzhakov's take on Gorky’s play, the on-stage goings-on are presented as a reflection on family values. Relatives, hangers-on and boarders barely manage to coexist under one roof, split by clashing worldviews, misunderstandings, and a flat-out failure to hear each another. My focus here was on connection, the attempt to understand each other. There’s something about this world of Philistines, which isn’t necessarily a derogatory term here, that can make it warm and meaningful, something you can’t just throw away. Nor can one detach oneself from one’s past; instead, you need to try to connect with it and treat your parents, and your grandparents with a tad more care and respect, the director notes.

The Yermolova Theater’s production of The Philistines premiered in Moscow as recently as this spring, which makes the performance in Tobolsk its first guest tour. There was a need for some tweaking along the way. Designed for an intimate space where the spectators feel as if they are seated at the same table with the play’s character, the production’s staging had to be adjusted for the more traditional stage of the Tobolsk Drama Theatre.

Georgi Nazarenko, actor, Yermolova Moscow Drama Theatre:
“There’s a saying: you reap what you sow. Well, the audience echoed back to our performance with this incredible Siberian warmth, something you don’t see a lot in St. Petersburg or in Moscow.”

Grigori Yuzhakov, director:
“Your audience is fantastic. It’s responsive and tuned-in. And the way they listened to our performance! We owe it to the audience for being so engaged; otherwise, nothing would have worked without that.”

The show, a true masterclass in traditional repertory theater, really hit home with the Tobolsk audience.

Tatiana Vanyushkina, spectator:
“I adore theater, and the cast today were spectacular. While there wasn’t any direct interaction, we felt we were right there with them, living through every episode.”

Yulia Sokolova, spectator:
“So much to ponder. I know I’ll be thinking long and hard on this one. The whole fathers-and-sons theme – it’s timeless.”

The Siberian Seasons in Tobolsk will be continued next year. In January, Tobolsk will be hosting the Moscow Mayakovsky Academic Theatre’s guest tour.