Igor Chizhmakov, the director of the theatre, arranged a tour for the Prime Minister around the renovated theatre premises. He said that the building will be commissioned by April 20. Three performances have already been prepared to be staged.

Vladimir Putin liked the architectural concepts of the renovated building, their simplicity and the colour patterns used to decorate it. Governor of the Voronezh Region Alexei Gordeyev, who is supervising the reconstruction project, and the director of the theatre assured the Prime Minister that the theatre is "stuffed" with the most perfect equipment, and that the acoustics, which were designed by Italian experts, are ideal.