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Arlekin will return to Boston this summer with the world premiere of Delirium, a new adaptation of Eugène Ionesco’s Frenzy for Two adapted and directed by Igor Golyak.
The limited engagement runs June 18 through July 2 at the Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA. The production stars Andrey Burkovskiy and Chulpan Khamatova, two internationally known stage and screen actors whose work, the release notes, carries the urgency of displacement and political upheaval.
In Delirium, a couple remains locked in argument while the world outside collapses. As reality and delusion blur, the conflict between Khamatova’s “Her” and Burkovskiy’s “Him” becomes, in the production’s framing, a form of connection and devotion.
“Andrey and Chulpan remind us that identity is not what you lose when you leave home, but what you discover you can create anywhere,” Golyak said in the announcement.
The production follows Arlekin’s acclaimed staging of Our Class, which won Lucille Lortel Awards for Best Revival and Best Director, along with Elliot Norton Awards for Outstanding Visiting Play and Outstanding Performance by Khamatova.
“As admirers of Igor’s singular creative voice, we are excited to work with Arlekin to bring Delirium, Igor’s follow-up to his award-winning Our Class, to the stage,” said producers Craig Balsam, Patrick Catullo and Thomas M. Neff, who are working in association with Arlekin.
Tickets are available through BostonTheaterScene.com. More information is available at arlekinplayers.com.
Source: Arlekin media release, April 28, 2026. Images from approved press materials linked in the release.
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