Kirov Drama Theater: photo, repertoire

Kirov Drama Theater has existed for more than a hundred years. It was created in the second half of the 19th century. Today, his repertoire includes productions for both the adult audience and the children's audience.

Theater History

In 1877, the Kirov Drama Theater demonstrated its first performance to the public. Kirov saw a French comedy called "The old is growing old, but the young is growing." This year is considered the foundation year of the theater. In addition to performances, there were masked balls, dance evenings, and concerts brought by visiting guest artists. A wooden building was built for the theater. For more than a hundred years of its existence, the Kirov drama has experienced both ups and downs. Legendary personalities shone on the stage of the theater.

In 1935, the Kirov Drama Theater moved to a new building specially built for him. A photo of this building is presented in this article. It was built according to the project of Moscow architects. In 1939, the first performance took place in the new building - it was the play "Spring Love." During World War II, the Kirov drama sheltered the Leningrad BDT, evacuated from the besieged city. In 1977, the theater was awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Labor. Today the troupe is actively touring the country. For its performances, the theater has been repeatedly awarded honorary prizes and awarded diplomas. The repertoire of the Kirov drama mainly plays staged on Russian classical plays. But there are also productions created based on the works of modern playwrights. The repertoire of many performances intended for young spectators.

During the Kirov drama, a museum was created where you can get acquainted with the history of the country's oldest theaters. Here are some interesting exhibits. The theater has two halls. Large holds 700 spectators, and small is designed for 50 seats.

Performances for adults

The Kirov Drama Theater offers its audience the following repertoire:

• "Nightingale Night";
• "Late love";
• "Rock hits";
• "The charm of Russian romance";
• "Grooms";
• “Three-course lunch + salad with scandal”;
• "Free couple";
• “Warsaw melody”;
• Hanuma
• "Love and pigeons";
• "Wishing to get married";
• "Do not leave me";
• “The marriage of Balzaminov”;
• "God's tree";
• "Clinical case";
• The Royal Mousetrap;
• "Good day";
• "BLEZ";
• "While the arrow of the Cupid flies";
• "Zoykina apartment";
• "Viy";
• "White Nights";
• "Red and black";
• “Lie, die”;
• "Full moon";
• "Liar";
• "Old-world landowners";
• “He, she, the window and the body”;
• “Whom he loved, whom he loved”;
• "Love me like I love you";
• "Hen-party";
• "Provincial";
• "Love is the length of the night."

Repertoire for children

The Kirov Drama Theater offers the following performances to young viewers:

• "Rejuvenating apples";
• "The Wizard of Oz";
• "Princess's Birthday";
• "New Year's performance at the Christmas tree";
• "Hello, Grandfather Krylov";
• "Little Baba Yaga";
• "Peppy Longstocking";
• "Puss in Boots";
• "Oladushki for the granddaughter";
• “Everything is possible ... or how to live without adults”;
• "The Tale of Lost Time."

Director's laboratory

Kirov Drama Theater opened a director's laboratory. It is led by well-known critic Oleg Loevsky. In the framework of the laboratory, several eminent directors (Egor Chernyshev, Evgeny Lantsov and Oleg Stepanov) performed mini-productions on the stage of the theater. The deputy Oleg Loyevsky, Anna Banasyukevich, oversees the work. Director's laboratories are a fairly common occurrence in the theater world. However, for the Kirov drama this was the first experience. The lab is ideal for conducting creative experiments. The directors here have the opportunity to show at full power all their capabilities and test their strength. Oleg Loevsky in most cases does not allow directors to choose material for productions independently. But the laboratory in Kirov has become one of the few exceptions to this rule. Here, the directors were given the freedom to choose production material. The roles in the sketches are performed by the actors of the Kirov drama. The impressions of these mini-productions are free and open to the public.

Troupe

The Kirov Regional Drama Theater is, first of all, a wonderful, talented troupe in which only bright artists serve.

Actors:

• Elena Nikolaevna Odintsova;
• Sergey Vladislavovich Pakhomov;
• Vyacheslav Pavlovich Chistyakov;
• Svetlana Leonidovna Zolotareva;
• Yuri Alexandrovich Mazurenko;
• Alexander Anatolyevich Teterin;
• Zakhar Panteleev;
• Galina Ivanovna Marina;
• Alexander Yuryevich Kirikov;
• Olga Viktorovna Mironova;
• Elena Yuryevna Sheveleva;
• Olga Pavlovna Tsivileva;
• Vladimir Viktorovich Sevostyanov;
• Vladimir Alexandrovich Smirnov;
• Pavel Sergeevich Kanygin;
• Elena Borisovna Ushatinskaya;
• Olga Viktorovna Vikhareva;
• Alexandra Nikolaevna Menshova;
• Sergey Nikolaevich Pushkin;
• Nikita Viktorovich Tretyakov;
• Vladimir Alexandrovich Shishlyannikov;
• Vyacheslav Nikolaevich Lysenkov;
• Anna Sergeyevna Tilk;
• Margarita Andreevna Konysheva;
• Marianna Uzun;
• Elena Alexandrovna Nekrasova;
• Vladimir Zhdanov;
• Galina Nikolaevna Melnik;
• Irina Valerevna Starodubtseva;
• Svetlana Vladimirovna Lapteva;
• Ivan Valerievich Shevelev;
• Natalya Nikolaevna Isaeva;
• Andrey Valerievich Matyushin.

Awards

Kirov Drama Theater named after S.M. Kirov over the years of his creative activity received many awards. In 1998, in France, the troupe received an honorary prize - the "Golden Palm". In 2006, the theater became a diploma student at the All-Russian Competition of Patriotic Performances. He received an award for staging Bless the Light Tea. The year 2010 brought the Kirov drama the title of laureate at the festival "Ostrovsky Days in Kostroma", here several actors received diplomas in the nominations "Best Actress" and "Best Acting Duet". In 2011, at the N.Kh. Theater Festival Rybakova's staging of the Kirov drama “Late Love” became a laureate.

Reviews

The Kirov Drama Theater receives mostly positive reviews from its viewers. Children's performances are wonderful, they are very popular not only with young viewers, but also delight their parents. Young people are delighted with theatrical evenings, during which separate performances are held during the intermission, and after the performance, a disco awaits everyone. The actors, according to the public, are wonderful, talented, in their eyes reflect the deep feelings of the characters that they pass through themselves and live with their characters. Theater performances give great pleasure. The audience really likes the costumes and the scenery. Spectators are looking forward to new theater productions, because each of them is a discovery, and also ask to return to the repertoire the performances that were already familiar and loved in past seasons.