Drama Theater (Tula): history, repertoire

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Drama theater (Tula) has existed for more than one century. It is popular with the people of the city. His repertoire is varied, in addition to performances for adults, there are also performances for children. Great actors performed on the theater stage.

History of the theater

In 1777, from a provincial town that belonged to the Moscow province, Tula turned into an independent provincial capital. On this occasion, celebrations were held, where the very first theatrical performance was given. The theater gained popularity almost immediately thanks to its interesting repertoire, brilliant acting and affordable ticket prices.

In 1787 Empress Catherine the Great visited the Tula Theater. She liked the performance, and she sent the two best actors to St. Petersburg to improve their skills.

The great M. S. worked on the Tula stage. Shchepkin. M. N. Yermolov, L. P. Nikulina-Kositskaya, P. S. Mochalov, the troupe of K. S. Stanislavsky and others have been here on tour.

The Tula Drama Theater was one of the first to stage performances based on the plays of Leo Tolstoy, and the author himself even took part in the rehearsals.

The troupe received its own building only in 1912. Now itbelongs to the regional philharmonic society. Only in 1970, a unique building was built specifically for the Tula Theater, in which it lives today. The first performance that the troupe gave in the new premises was A. Stein's play "Captured by Time".

From 1989 to 2011 the theater was directed by A. I. Popov (until his death), a student of the great G. A. Tovstonogov.

In 1995, the theater received the title of "Academic".

Tula troupe is actively touring.

Now the artistic director of the theater is G. V. Strelkov.

Performances

The repertoire of the Drama Theater (Tula) offers its viewers the following:

"Freeloader".
Glass Menagerie.
"Treason".
Mixed feelings.
"The Archeology of Sex".
Wine Comedy.
"Not everything is Shrovetide for the cat."
"Why don't people fly…".
"Recent".
"Chasing Two Hares".
"Resurrection".
"Belugin's honeymoon".
"The Holy Blessed Xenia of Petersburg in life."
"Lady W's Fan".
"Tiflis weddings".
"How to control a man."
"Evgeny Grishkovets".
"Boeing - Boeing".
"Carnival in Verona".
Jack of Spades.
"Scarlet Flower".
"Charley's Aunt".
"Alien child".
"My happiness".
Business Room.
"Anchutka".

Troup

Drama Theater (Tula) collectedthere are 45 talented actors on their stage. Among them, one actor has the title of People's Artist of Russia. This is Boris Zavolokin. Eleven actors were awarded the title of "Honored Artist of Russia". These are Olga Krasikova, Gennady Vershinin, Elena Popenko, Viktor Ananin, Igor Nebolsin, Lyubov Spirikhin, Valery Zhukov, Natalya Savchenko, Andrey Sidorenko, Irina Fedotova, Natalya Druzhinina. One actor has the title of Honored Artist of the Republic of Belarus. This is Viktor Chepelev.

Tour Geography

Drama Theater (Tula) is actively touring. The troupe was in many cities of Russia: in Ryazan, in Orel, in Arkhangelsk, in Noginsk, in Kaluga, in Moscow, in Smolensk, in Yaroslavl, in Vladimir, in Nizhny Novgorod, in Bobruisk, in Volgograd, in Vologda, in Kursk, in Belgorod, in Kirov, in Tambov, in Ufa, in Bryansk, in Kostroma, in Voronezh, in Lipetsk, in Izhevsk, in Saratov, in Kaliningrad, in St. Petersburg, in Simferopol, in Cherepovets, in Stavropol, in Rostov- on-Don, in Nikolaev and other places.

Branch

Drama Theater (Tula) has its branch in Novomoskovsk. There is a troupe in this city since 1934. Initially it was an amateur theatre-studio. Komsomol builders studied for 6-7 hours a day. We went to rehearsals at the Moscow Art Theater, the theater of V. Meyerhold and so on. The teachers were such personalities as A. Tairov, V. Pashennaya and I. Moskvin. They came to conduct classes with the students. In 1937, professionals who came from other cities joined the amateur troupe. The first performances of actors andlovers were "Woe from Wit" and "Profitable Place". In 1938 the theater received professional status. In 1941, the troupe was evacuated, many artists went to the front and not all returned. During the war, the theater collapsed. The troupe was reassembled from artists transferred (by order of the Department of Arts) from the Smolensk region. The creative path of the theater was not easy. For 50 years he did not have his own building. Since 1999, the theater has been named after V. M. Kachalin. Vladimir Mikhailovich is a bright, talented person, during his creative life he embodied more than 300 different images on stage. The characters he created were memorable. Creating an image, he penetrated the very depths of the essence of his hero.

The theater is proud to collaborate with famous people - Nikolai Slichenko, Innokenty Smoktunovsky, Iya Savvina, Tamara Syomina and others.

The repertoire is diverse, it includes modernity and classics. On the stage - well-known characters and new characters, not familiar to the public.

Actors take part in city holidays (Victory Day, May 1, Children's Day, Russia Day, and so on), perform at various venues and stadiums. During the holidays, the troupe holds the action "Theater for Children".