CINEMA AND THEATRE IN ST. PETERSBURG

The Russian Film industry is going through some tough times at the moment, with Hollywood stealing the show on a daily basis. The Shiny Crystal Palace around the Nevski Prospekt is the place to go for some latest realeases and double check to see are the films in English with Russian subtitles.

More of the Hollywood films are shown at the Barrikada, although it has much nicer surroundings.
For Russian films, visit the Spartak which also has some great foreign imports which might interest you more and the latest news about the Spartak is that it gives headphones to hear the English version of the films. The Leningrad cinema and the Dom Kino are also showing the new releases of Hollywood and also showing some Russian films as well.
A Russian film that did well recently was the Barber of Siberia as well as the Brat movies.

Theatrical Arts is of a very high standard in the city. The top venue in the city is the Bolshoi Drama Theatre on the Fontanka canal which is mainly composed of Russian work with a hint of Western style.
The Alexsandrinskii Theatre is mainly involved with Russian and Soviet material and is housed in a fine Rossi designed auditorium.

For more Russian material, take yourself down to the Malyi Drama Theatre or else visit the Konissarzhevskaia Drama Theatre which is just off Palace Square and is more inclined to have classical works.
The Baltiiskii Dom has performances from various drama groups, but it also hosts some great rock and pop concerts.

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