Puppet theater (Volgograd): history, repertoire, troupe

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Puppet theater (Volgograd) has existed since the first half of the 20th century. Its repertoire is designed for young viewers, although adults also enjoy watching puppet theater performances.

History

The Puppet Theater (Volgograd) was opened in 1937. Although it existed before that, but it was amateur. And in 1937, the city's department of arts issued a decree recognizing it as a professional theater. The troupe was small, it included only nine actors. The puppet theater did not have its own premises, the artists showed performances on the stage of the Youth Theater or went with them to kindergartens, schools and the countryside. During the war, many actors went to the front, including the director. After the end of the Second World War, the theater was reborn. At that time, the troupe experimented and tried to put on performances for an adult audience. The repertoire included productions of The Night Before Christmas, The Devil's Mill, The Divorce Case, The Toy. The Children's Puppet Theater (Volgograd) received its own building in 1956. It is located at the address: V. I. Lenina, house number 15. Many theater performances are distinguished by the fact that they use two plans at once -alive and puppet. The very first such synthetic production was the fairy tale "Pinocchio". This performance was shown for the first time in the 50s of the 20th century. The protagonist of this tale soon became the emblem of the theatre. The troupe began to actively tour throughout the USSR and other countries. The famous S. V. collaborated with Volgograd puppeteers. samples. From 2003 to this day Alexandra Anatolyevna Nikolaenko has been the director of the puppet theater. Thanks to her, the troupe began to tour more, travel to various festivals, and creative contacts began. The repertoire has expanded. Since 2005, the theater began to hold its own festival called "Silver Sturgeon". The troupe employs wonderful actors who love their work and whose work is marked by state awards and honorary titles.

The theater pays great attention to charity. Every year on June 1, he holds a campaign called "Faith. Hope. Love." Within its framework, free performances are held for children from disadvantaged, large and low-income families, the disabled, as well as from orphanages and orphanages. In addition, interesting meetings are held at the Hot Pies Club. Adults and children read different fairy tales in roles. The walls are decorated with children's drawings. Actors take an active part in charity events. Children who come to the theater receive souvenirs and interesting books as a gift. The most active are awarded invitation cards to performances.

Over the past 10 years, the theater has received a large number of awards at various festivals.

Performances

The puppet theater in Volgograd offers its audience the following repertoire:

• Little Red Riding Hood.
• Sleeping Beauty.
• Tiny-Havroshechka.
• Masha, Bear and Baba Yaga.
• Fables of Grandfather Krylov.
• Fly-Tsokotuha.
• The jumping princess.
• Swan Geese.
• Buka.
• Little Fairy.
• Dreams under the umbrella of Ole Lukoye.
• Scarlet flower.
• Rhinoceros and Giraffe.
• Orange Hedgehog.
• Thumbelina.
• Granny's tales.
• Baby Raccoon.
• Funny bear cubs.
• The incredible adventures of the Cossacks.
• Cat and Fox.
• Wolf and seven kids.
• Stalingrad Madonna.
• Counting to five, or Hero for Squirrel.
• Teremok.
• Gifts of Zimushka-Winter.
• Cat Vaska and his friends.
• Cinderella.
• Grey Neck.
• Insect off-show.
• Wizard Oh.
• The most beautiful Christmas tree.
• Gasan, seeker of happiness.
• The Three Little Pigs.
• Dr. Aibolit.
• Goat Dereza.
• Small blizzard.
• Golden key.
• Cat House.
• Gosling.
• Kitten named Woof.
• Nightingale.

Season premieres

The Puppet Theater (Volgograd) in the 2015-2016 season has prepared several premiere performances for its audience. This is a fairy tale by A. S. Pushkin "About the fisherman and the fish". The performance is shown not only by puppets, there is a living plan here - an organ grinder who is a narrator. Fairy tale director - PavelOvsyannikov. On New Year's Eve and holidays, young viewers will be shown the play "Three Magical Snowflakes". This is M. Suponin's fairy tale about dreams. Also, the audience is waiting for such premieres as "Tereshechka", "Ryaba the Hen", "How to become a fireman and save everyone."

Troup

The Puppet Theater (Volgograd) gathered wonderful actors under its roof:

• Tatiana Itkis.
• Maria Pechenova.
• Tatiana Katulina.
• Natalia Usova.
• Olga Molodtsova.
• Lidiya Tekucheva.
• Alexandra Temnikova.
• Vera Lozinskaya.
• Nailya Orlova.
• Svetlana Yudenko.
• Alexander Ilyin.
• Irina Yasinskaya.
• Anna Kozydubova.
• Alexander Vershinin.
• Vladimir Tashlykov.
• Dmitry Tkachenko.
• Natalia Belotserkovskaya.
• Valentina Eremenko.
• Alexander Lazarenko.

Purchasing tickets

In addition to the box office, tickets for performances at the puppet theater (Volgograd) can be purchased on its official website at any convenient time. Their cost varies from 150 to 250 rubles, depending on the proximity to the stage. Tickets booked online must be purchased at the box office in advance, no later than 30 minutes before the start of the show. The layout of the auditorium will help you choose convenient seats.