Results of 2025: 16 best theatre performances

A focus on freshness, honesty, intimacy; a minimum of blockbusters, a maximum of chamber formats... And the brilliant dramatic debut of Raisa Zhdan...

The Nutcracker and the Revolution

Why is there a note of anxiety, and not just celebration, in Tchaikovsky's music? Where do the 'un-fairytale-like' motifs come from, and to whom do we owe the echoes of revolution in both the libretto and the score? How did the events of the era shape the narrative of Patrice Bart's version?

"The Best Painter of Seville"

A lecture by the incomparable Tatiana Pigaryova about the star of 17th-century Spanish art, his "kind Catholicism," the lovely, "adorably cute" children in his paintings, and the Russian collection of Murillo's works at the Hermitage and Pushkin Museum

KOMMERSANT: A Fairy Tale at the Fair

The Dresden production of The Nutcracker — the 11th version of the ballet released by Theatre HD — evokes a blissful time when Christmas was a genuine celebration, in life as in art

"I don't believe in the Oscars. You can't compare talents!"

At a special event after the premiere cinema screening of the play "Cyrano de Bergerac", Yuriy Chursin and the stage combat directors, Viktor and Oleg Mazurenko, engaged with the audience in a Q&A session. The event was moderated by journalist and cultural commentator Nadezhda Bazjukevich.

"My First Real Brush with Drowning Was in the Alexander Garden Fountain"

An interview with Anatoly Belkin — an artist, publisher, pillar of culture and the central figure of the film "High Water"

Anastasia Belova: "The thirst for life is something I didn't have to work on."

In the TheatreHD project — "The Marriage" by Yevgeniy Marchelli, a hit from the Mossovet Theatre. The prima of the performance, Anastasia Belova, discussed with us the embodiment of femininity, the fate of beauty, and the expansion of theatrical geography

TheatreHD Opera Club at the GUM cinema hall

Welcome to the TheatreHD Opera Club in the very heart of Moscow – the legendary GUM cinema hall. Each screening is an encounter with outstanding, iconic productions from the world of opera and bold directorial interpretations, presented on the big screen in stunning HD quality

Salzburger Festspiele

Salzburg attracts audiences with new, unique opera productions and creates an irresistible desire to see everything. Salzburg attracts audiences with new, unique opera productions and creates an irresistible desire to see everything. Watch selected performances of the festival in our new project

The Sun of Italy – Rossini Festival in Pesaro

Juan Diego Flores, Olga Peretyatko, Erwin Schrott – bel canto stars in the most carefree and mischievous of operatic events. Sparkling trills, crazy coloraturas, first-class voices, the warmth of Italian August nights and the delight of Rossini's brilliant music – in the new special project TheatreHD

Pushkin Theatre in cinemas

we have chosen three already classic, benchmark performances reflecting different facets of the Pushkin Theatre. "Talents and the Dead" is a dazzling work by the artistic director himself, a mischievous farce based on Mark Twain with Sergey Lazarev in the title burlesque role. "The Cherry Orchard" is a tragicomic grotesque by Vladimir Mirzoev with Victoria Isakova and Alexander Petrov in the roles of Ranevskaya and Lopakhin. "The Good Person of Szechwan" is an ideal example of Brecht's production in the version by Yuri Butusov with Alexandra Ursulyak brilliantly playing two key roles.

Franco Zeffirelli, Elena Obraztsova, Placido Domingo, Mirella Freni, Teresa Stratas… Years pass, new stars appear, fashion changes, but these names and performances continue to live in the memory of the audience. The new special project TheatreHD has collected the best, time-tested masterpieces that continue to give viewers theatrical magic today – and the magic of retro.

Teodor Currentzis & musicAeterna

Concerts by the Greco-Russian conductor Theodor Currentzis and his orchestra musicAeterna often resemble a sacred act and performance rather than just brilliant interpretations of music, invariably becoming vivid events in the musical world. On our screens, you can enjoy Theodor Currentzis's concerts featuring the great music of Mozart, Beethoven, and other composers.

Wiener Staatsoper

Today, the Vienna Opera is practically the ideal of an opera house, tickets are sold out months in advance, and the cast of soloists is capable of evoking a sigh of admiration from fans and envy from competitors: Elina Garanca, Asmik Grigoryan, Anna Netrebko, Jonas Kaufmann, Juan Diego Flores, Sonya Yoncheva, Ludovic Tézier – it is difficult to find a world-class star who did not sing in Vienna yesterday or is not going to sing tomorrow. After all, any performance at the Vienna Opera is something that will be talked about throughout the season, and which other theaters will be equal to.

Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) - online

Introducing the Royal Shakespeare Company repertoire, the legendary theatre company from Stratford-upon-Avon, in our online cinema TheatreHD/Play. Stars of British theatre and cinema in William Shakespeare’s plays: David Tennant, Anthony Sher, Simon Russell Beale, Lucian Msamati, Christopher Eccleston, Paapa Essiedu, Kathryn Hunter and other artists loved by the audience.

Dmitri Tcherniakov: The Russian Opera

Stellar opera productions by the most famous Russian opera director, staged in Moscow, Paris, Berlin, Brussels and Lyon, will be available online and in cinemas nationwide.