The Night Before Christmas

One of Gogol’s most famous stories, telling of the adventures of the blacksmith Vakula, who for the sake of love risked dealing with the devil and, oddly enough, did not lose in this difficult duel.

Roles and performers:
From the author - Aleksei Konsovsky
Blacksmith Vakula - Yuri Volyntsev
Oksana - Nina Gulyaeva
Chub - Aleksei Gribov
Godfather - Vladimir Osenev
Solokha - Anastasia Georgievskaya
Village Head - Evgeny Lazarev
Devil - Sergei Tseitc
Deacon Osip Nikiforovich - Anatoly Kubatsky
Empress - Natalya Litvinova
Prince, Weaver - Vyacheslav Dugin
Weaver’s Wife - Natalya Enke
Godfather’s Wife - Zinaida Bokaryova
Zaporozhians, lads, girls, courtiers - artists of Moscow theaters