Drama Theater of Tolstoy (Lipetsk): history, description, repertoire and reviews

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Lipetsk Drama Theatre. L. N. Tolstoy has existed since the first third of the 20th century. Today, his repertoire includes performances not only for adults, but also for children.

History of the opening of the theater

Dram. Tolstoy Theater (Lipetsk) was opened in 1921. Evgeny Nikolaevich Lavrov became its organizer. He was a graduate of GITIS - the department of philology. It was E. Lavrov who gathered the first troupe in the city. The opening of the theater took place on June 5. On this day, the play "Savva" based on the play by L. Andreev was shown. Dram originally. Tolstoy Theater (Lipetsk) occupied the premises of the former resort hall, open for performances back in the 18th century. The repertoire of the first troupe included performances: "Inspector", "Dowry", "Dark Spot", etc. In 1923, drama. Tolstoy Theater (Lipetsk) stopped working. It became seasonal, the performances went on in the summer, they were shown by visiting troupes. Lipetsk drama resumed its work in 1931 by order of the city authorities. The revived theater played its first performance on February 22, 1932. It was a play by V. Vishnevsky "The First Equestrian". Residents of the city immediately fell in love with their theater. The new troupe consisted of talented and self-lovingpeople's business. In addition to stationary performances, the theater also gave visiting performances.

In 1938, the premiere of the play "At the Bottom" took place on the occasion of the anniversary of M. Gorky. Following this play, productions by Soviet playwrights began to appear in the repertoire.

In 1940, the theater held an All-Union review competition, at which young talents were selected, with their participation the play “Profitable Place” was staged. The work on the play was long, but it paid off. The theater was awarded for the great work it has done in the education of young personnel.

During the war, many actors went to the front, but not all of them returned. But the artists who remained in the theater continued to work, they gave concerts and played performances for the soldiers in the front line and for the wounded in hospitals. During the war years, the Lipetsk drama staged more than a hundred performances and organized more than eight hundred concerts. At that time, the repertoire included pieces that corresponded to the time.

In the 50-60s of the 20th century, the theater's touring geography expanded.

In the 80s, several festivals were organized, which "live" to this day. Then the theater received the title of "state academic", he was named after Leo Tolstoy.

Performances for adults

The Tolstoy Drama Theater (Lipetsk) includes mainly classical works in its repertoire. The poster offers the following performances to the public:

• "Uncle Vanya".
• "My life".
• "Academy of laughter".
• "Hotel of Two Worlds".
• "Tartuffe".
• "Drum - Alimond".
• "A dream within a dream".
• Bankrupt.
• "Monsieur Amilcar".
• “Family portrait with stranger.”
• "Squaring the circle".
• "Lost Husband".
• "Duel".
• Titanic Orchestra.
• "Old Fashioned Comedy".
• "Elegant wedding".
• "Angel of Mary".
• "My poor Marat".
• "And your 'Villain' will live forever."
• "Real Passions".
• God's Dandelions.
• "Bird Colonel".
• "The bride's room".
• "Dream of a funny man."
• "Marriage".
• "Death of Ivan Ilyich".
• Angel H.
• "She".
• "Difficult Parents"
• Private.

Repertoire for children

Tolstoy Drama Theater (Lipetsk) offers the following performances to young viewers:

• "Frost".
• "The Tale of Tsar S altan".
• “The Frog Princess.”
• "Royal Cow".
• Captain Flint's Treasure.
• "Thumbelina".
• The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.
• Puss in Boots.
• "About Ivanushka the Fool".
• "The Little Mermaid".
• "Rejuvenating apples".
• "Snow Flower".
• Geese-Swans.
• Silver Hoof.
• "Scraps in back streets".

Troup

Tolstoy's Drama Theater (Lipetsk) gathered wonderful actors on its stage.

Croup:

• Vladimir Kravchenko.
• MariaNightingale.
• Andrey Goncharov.
• Zoya Krechet.
• Margarita Ushakova.
• Vyacheslav Mikheev.
• Sergey Belsky.
• Arthur Guriev.
• Vyacheslav Boldyrev.
• Andrey Litvinov.
• Maria Kolycheva.
• Alexander Beloyarov.
• Anastasia Abayeva.
• Lilia Achkasova.
• Maxim Zavrin.
• Aleksey Praslov.
• Margarita Romanova.
• Nikolai Chebykin.
• Dmitry Nemontov.
• Emin Mammadov.
• Lyudmila Konovalova.
• Mikhail Yanko.
• Sergey Denisov.
• Vladimir Sapronov.
• Zalina Malieva.
• Lyubov Yesakova.
• Zinaida Cherednichenko.
• Vladimir Yuriev.
• Ekaterina Belskaya.
• Evgeny Azmanov.
• Olga Pakhomova.
• Elena Gavrilitsa.
• Alexander Skachkov.
• Vladimir Borisov.
• Evgeny Vlasov.
• Evgenia Polekhina.
• Vladimir Avramenko.
• Khurram Kasimov.
• Dmitry Gusev.
• Alexandra Gromozdina.
• Svetlana Kuznetsova.
• Lilia Bokova.
• Ekaterina Baiborodova.
• Maxim Dmitrochenkov.

Festivals

Dram. Tolstoy Theater (Lipetsk) is the organizer of several international festivals. These are "Melikhov Spring" and "Lipetsk Theater Meetings". The drama theater has been holding them since the early 80s of the 20th century.

"Melikhov Spring" is held annually in the Moscow region. The Lipetsk Theater brings there its performances based on playsA. P. Chekhov. The name of the festival comes from the village of Melikhovo, where it is held. Performances are held in the museum-reserve of A. P. Chekhov. In 1999, the festival received the status of International.

"Lipetsk theater meetings" are also held every year. Writers, artists, theater critics, directors, philologists, critics, art historians, directors of the A. P. Chekhov museums, professors of GITIS and the Moscow Art Theater School take part in this festival. The festival is taking place on the stage of the Lipetsk Drama Theatre. It includes performances and conferences. Every year the festival is held on a specific theme. During this time, the festival was visited by such personalities as: Mark Rozovsky, Vasily Lanovoy, Robert Louis Jackson, Vladimir Kataev, Oleg Efremov, Evgeny Steblov, Donald Refield, Emma Polotskaya, Mikhail Ulyanov, Stanislav Lyubshin, Rolf Dieter Kluge, Innokenty Smoktunovsky and others.

Reviews

People love the Lipetsk Drama Theater very much and leave mostly positive feedback about it. They like that the repertoire is varied and designed for almost every taste. It includes classics and contemporary pieces. Those who have children are very pleased with the fact that there are a lot of performances for young viewers in the repertoire. The audience evaluates the actors of the theater as wonderful, talented, able to play any role, ideally revealing their images. Those who have seen the performances of the Lipetsk theater recommend that all residents and guests of the city should definitely visit them.