"R" (The Government Inspector)

Yury Butusov’s award-winning production of Nikolai Gogol’s “Government Inspector” delves into the dual impossibilities of accepting reality and escaping from it. As with many of Butusov’s stagings, chaos and pathos are seamlessly interwoven, with art presented as both freeing and healing. Written by Mikhail Durnenkov and featuring Konstantin Raikin and Timofey Tribuntsev.

Part of the “Artists in Exile Series,” in support of Russian artists who, either by dictum or choice, are now working abroad.

Runtime: 178 minutes (includes a 10 minute intermission)