Lunacharsky Theater (Sevastopol): repertoire, troupe

2024 Author: Leah Sherlock | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 05:25

The Lunacharsky Theater (Sevastopol) has existed since the beginning of the 20th century. Residents of the city were looking forward to this event with great impatience. Before that, there was only a summer theater in the city, and the audience was deprived of the opportunity to attend performances in the winter.

History of the theater

For a long time, the city of Sevastopol did not have its own stationary troupe. The Lunacharsky Theater was opened in 1911. Then it was called differently. It was the Renaissance Bolshoi Art Theatre. It is located on Primorsky Boulevard. At first, performances were shown on the stage of the theater by artists who came on tour. A little later, a troupe appeared. It was headed by A. S. Nikulichev.

In 1920, the Revolutionary Committee seized power in the city. The department of public education was then headed by the opera singer L. V. Sobinov. It was on his initiative that the theater was named after A. V. Lunacharsky and the name "Renaissance" was abolished.

From 1925 to 1927, an invited Moscow troupe worked here, thanks to which the theater's repertoire was enriched with interesting productions.

Since 1935, for 20 years, the main director was B. A. Bertels. With his appearancetheater has reached a new stage. B. Bertels was one of the best directors in the country.

During the war, the artists created a brigade that gave performances on the front lines. The A. V. Lunacharsky Theater gave more than a thousand front-line concerts. Many young actors went to the front. Few of them returned. Streets are named in memory of them in Sevastopol. During the war, the theater building was destroyed by a Nazi bomb.

Since 1945, artists have given performances in the building of the former Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul. In 1957, the theater got a new building, where it is located to this day. The auditorium here is designed for 670 seats. The building was built according to the project of the architect VV Pilevin. The first production staged in the new building was Vsevolod Vishnevsky's play Optimistic Tragedy.

In 2002, the Lunacharsky Theater (Sevastopol) received academic status. A photo of the building is presented in this article.

Famous chandelier

The Lunacharsky Theater (Sevastopol) is the owner of the legendary chandelier. She is in the auditorium. The chandelier is over 50 years old. It was made in Moscow by special order for the subway. The name of the artist who created the project of this luminary has not survived to this day. There is no second such chandelier, it is the only one of its kind. Its weight is one and a half tons. Diameter - 5 meters. The chandelier is equipped with a lifting mechanism, which is located in the attic of the theater.

To replace light bulbs, clean crystal and bronzeconstruction of a temporary wooden platform. There is a special reverent attitude towards the chandelier, therefore it is not the cleaners who take care of it, but the oldest workers of the theater, as this is considered an honorable matter.

Repertoire

The city of Sevastopol offers its residents and guests a varied and rich poster. The Lunacharsky Theater offers its audience the following repertoire:

• "Take care of the men."
• "Caution: Children".
• "Dove".
• "The seventh sin".
• Emma and the Admiral.
• "Pure female murder".
• "Factory Girl".
• Royal Hunt.
• "Lady for a Day".
• "The seventh sin".
• "Gushki".
• The Cabal of the Holy Ones.
• "Family idyll".
• "Cabaret Theatre".
• "Leopold the Cat's Birthday".
• "Honeymoon in Venice"
• "Dad in the Web".
• Pirates of the Caribbean.
• Golden Fly.

And other interesting performances for adults and children.

Troup

The Lunacharsky Theater (Sevastopol) is 46 wonderful talented actors. Among them is an actress who has the title of People's Artist of Ukraine. This is Lyudmila Kara-Gyaur. Thirteen actors have the proud title of Honored Artist of Ukraine. These are: E. Zhuravkin, A. Bober, N. Belosludtseva, B. Chernokulsky, V. Taganov, T. Burnakina, A. Bronnikov, N. Karpenko, S. Sanaev, N. Abeleva-Taganova, Yu. Nestranskaya, L. Shestakova, Y. Kornishin. Five actors were awarded the titleHonored Artist of Crimea. They are: S. Dorokhin, I. Spinov, A. Saliyeva, B. Cherkasov, N. Filippov.

Director

The Lunacharsky Theater (Sevastopol) today is headed by Irina Nikolaevna Konstantinova. She is an Honored Worker of Culture of the Crimea. Irina Nikolaevna graduated from the Dnepropetrovsk Theater School. Then she received her higher education in Kyiv. She became a specialist in the organization and management of theatrical business. Her career began as an assistant director. And her first place of work was the Dnepropetrovsk Music and Drama Theater. Since 1988 she was invited to Sevastopol. There she received the post of administrator in the theater named after A. V. Lunacharsky. After that she became deputy director. From 2000 to 2003 she directed the Sevastopol Dance Theater. Organized the festival "War and Peace". Irina Nikolaevna became the director of the Sevastopol Russian Drama Theater A. V. Lunacharkogo in March 2015.

Reviews

The Lunacharsky Theater (Sevastopol) is very popular with the audience. Reviews about it on the Internet can be found in large quantities. The public writes both about artists and productions. Viewers respond differently to everything. There are also negative opinions. Some people think that the theater has changed for the worse lately, but there are very few of them. The vast majority loves the Lunacharsky Theater (Sevastopol), leaving only positive reviews about it, calling its performances interesting, and talented artists. Here you can see both drama and musical comedy, and there is something to seechildren. The repertoire pleases the audience with its diversity. Spectators write that they get a charge of positive energy from the performances and artists of the Lunacharsky Theater.