Moscow Gubernsky Theatre Joins MХAT im. Gorky

Bezrukov: The Moscow Provincial Theater will become part of the MHT named after Gorky.

Consensus

The Moscow Gubernsky Theatre (MGT) will be integrated into the Maxim Gorky State Academic Theatre (MХAT).
The integration is described as a historical event by Sergei Bezrukov.
The building of MGT in Kuzminki will become the Gubernsky Stage of MХAT.
The historical context involves the founding of the predecessor of MGT by Sergei Sverchkov, an actor of MХAT.
The predecessor theatre was originally a volunteer theatrical troupe established at the Frunzensky House of Culture Workers.
The troupe was later known as the Fourth Kolkhoz-Sovkhoz Mikhailovsky Theatre and then the Moscow Oblast Kolkhoz Dramatic Theatre named after A.N. Ostrovsky.
In 2013, the Moscow Oblast Dramatic Theatre named after Ostrovsky merged with the Moscow Oblast State Chamber Theatre to become the Moscow Gubernsky Theatre.
Bezrukov stated that the integration represents a return to the original 'home' or 'harbor'.

Sergei Bezrukov has been leading the Moscow Gubernsky Theatre since 2014 and will lead MХAT im. Gorky starting in 2026. — fontanka
From 2021 to June 2026, Vladimir Kekhman was the director of MХAT im. Gorky; in June 2026, Larisa Viljaste replaced Elena Bulukova as director. — fontanka
As of now, the director's duties at MХAT im. Gorky are performed by Sergei Bahirev. — fontanka
The historical stage of MХAT im. Gorky is under renovation and is expected to reopen in 2028, though an art space in the foyer is currently operating. — fontanka