A stage adaptation of Leo Tolstoy’s novel, Anna Karenina, will be performed in a Mongolian theatre for first time. The stage adaption of Anna Karenina was originally scheduled to be performed at the National Academic Drama Theatre on 28 February. However, the theatre had to suspend the opening of the play due to the coronavirus restrictions. Fortunately, the Mongolian Government lifted quarantine and resumed cultural activities in early September. Therefore, tickets for the play will be available from 22 September with prices ranging between MNT 25,000 and MNT 100,000.

The famous novel has been adapted into a stage play by N.Purevdagva and is directed by State Honoured Artist N.Naranbaatar.

Anna Karenina is one of the greatest achievements in world literature. It is the story of a married woman, burdened by the shackles of an unhappy marriage, her affair with a dashing army officer, the crushing morals of Russian high society and the tragic repercussions. The novel was first published in book form in 1878. Many writers consider Anna Karenina the greatest work of literature ever, and Tolstoy himself called it his first true novel – after already having written “War and Peace”.