Theater on Vasilyevsky: history, repertoire, troupe

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The theater on Vasilyevsky is one of the youngest in St. Petersburg. His repertoire includes performances for both adults and children. The troupe is implementing the "Theater for School" project, within the framework of which subscriptions for students have been developed.

History of the theater

The city of St. Petersburg is famous for its huge variety of troupes. Theater on Vasilyevsky is one of them. It opened in 1989. Initially, it was an experimental studio. The initiative of its creation belongs to the administrator of the famous beat quartet "Secret" Vladimir Slovokhotov. Soon the studio changed its status and name. It turned into an experimental theater of satire. The official date of his birth is September 1, 1989.

The theater on Vasilyevsky needed its own building. The perseverance of its creator helped the troupe in this matter. He got the city authorities to give his artists the mansion of the widow of State Councilor von Derviz - the former House of Culture of the Uritsky Tobacco Factory.

After the troupe settled in this room, the name changed again. Now it was a theater of satire on Vasilyevsky.

Director and artistic director Vladimir Slovokhotov managed to gather brilliant actors into his troupe. Today eminent stage masters and talented young artists serve in it.

The theater actively tours, participates in competitions and festivals, and is the winner of such awards as the Golden Soffit, Triumph and Golden Mask.

His repertoire includes domestic and foreign classical plays, works by contemporary playwrights, fairy tales, performances for teenagers, dramas, comedies, melodramas.

In theater productions, traditional forms coexist with original and experimental concepts.

From 2007 to 2011 The main director of the theater was the Pole Andrzej Buben. He gave the productions a European sound.

Now the main director is V. Tumanov.

Since 2010, the theater has dropped the word "satire" from its name. Now it is named differently. Its current name is the St. Petersburg Drama Theater on Vasilyevsky.

Repertoire

The theater on Vasilyevsky Island offers young and adult audiences the following performances:

"Uncle Vanya".
"The night before Christmas".
"These free butterflies".
"Ax porridge".
"Pushkin's Tales".
"Through the eyes of a clown".
"Cursed love".
"Elusive Funtik".
"Jewish matchmaking".
"Three on a swing".
"Mr. Au's calling".
"Another Jackson".
"The happiest".
"Thumbelina".
"My dear Matilda".
"Pure family business".
"New Year in Prostokvashino".
"The Last Trolleybus".
"Tea ceremony".
"Puss in Boots".
"Children of the Sun".
"Selfie".
"Uncle Fyodor, Cat and Dog".
"Russian jam".
"Old Man Hottabych".
"Threesome Love".
"The human voice".

And other performances.

Troup

The theater on Vasilevsky gathered wonderful artists on its stage. Here and luminaries, and youth. Many of the actors have become famous for their work in movies and TV shows.

Theater company:

E. Dyatlov.
B. Gorev.
Yu. Kostomarova.
A. Leviticus.
A. Feskov.
B. Shamsutdinov.
B. Biryukov.
M. Dolginin.
A. Zakharova.
N. Royal.
N. Ski.
M. Shchekaturova.
I. Brodskaya.
A. Ishkinina.
T. Malyagina.
Yu. Solokhina.
N. Georgieva.
E. Zorina.
T. Mishina.
I. Unhappy.
T. Kalashnikov.
A. Paderin.
E. Ryabova.
N. Chekanov.
D. Brodsky.
N. Kulakova.
Oh. Draft.
D. Evstafiev.
I. Socks.
S. Shchedrin.
E. Isaev.

And other artists.

Chamber Stage

The theater on Vasilyevsky at the beginning of the 21st century opened another stage, which was called "Chamber". It is located at Maly Prospekt, house number 49.

It was here that the actors of the theater prepared their skits, which became legendary. On the same stage, they rehearsed their independent work.

Also, exhibitions of works by artists were held here, drama workshops were held, master classes and creative meetings were held.

On the Chamber stage today there are performances for young spectators. The Satire Theater on Vasilyevsky has developed season tickets especially for children. For younger students - "Journey to the land of fairy tales." For high school students - "Classics on the modern stage".

Since 2011, the Chamber Stage has been serving young theater workers as a platform for experiments. Young, promising directors and actors get the opportunity to showcase their creativity here. Theatrical readings of plays by young playwrights are also arranged here.