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Five theatres work in the Arkhangelsk Region, among them three are regional, and two are municipal. In 2005 they gave 873 performances; 149.4 thousand people came to see them.
The first theatre performance in Arkhangelsk of which we have information took place on the 18th of June 1703: «There was a comedy shown at the foreigner Ivan Antonov’s place, voyevode visited it as well as other people, men and women, they were charged one grivna each». It is worth mentioning that the performance was one of the first in Russia.
Theatre history in Arkhangelsk has many glorious pages. Beginning with the 18th century local amateurs and troupes on tour gave performances in different houses, none of the troupes survived by the beginning of the 20th century. In 1910 entrepreneur Minayev opened a theatre in Letny (‘Summer’) Garden, since then Arkhangelsk became a truly theatrical city.
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 | | The Arkhangelsk Regional Drama Theatre named after M.V. Lomonosov
It is one of the oldest drama theatres in the North. The creative image of the troupe is greatly influenced by classical plays and by the best pieces of modern drama. In November 1961 when the country celebrated the 250th anniversary of M.V. Lomonosov, the Theatre was named after the great compatriot.
Address: 1, Lenin sq., Arkhangelsk, 163000 (small stage)
Tel.: +7 (8182) 21 56 69 (ticket-office)
e-mail: drama@atnet.ru |
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| | The Arkhangelsk Regional Puppet Theatre
The Arkhangelsk Puppet Theatre is twice a laureate of the National Theatre Prize «Golden Mask» (1996, 2003), a prize winner of the International Festival «Nevsky Pierrot», a participant and a diploma holder of many international children’s theatre festivals. It successfully played on tours across Russia, Germany, France, Sweden, Norway, Finland, and Greece.
Address: 5, Troitsky ave., Arkhangelsk,163000
Tel.: +7 (8182) 20 52 40
Tel./Fax: +7 (8182) 20 52 40, 20 41 79
e-mail: atpuppet@sanet.ru |
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| | The Arkhangelsk Regional Young People’s TheatreThe Theatre has lived through several stages in its development from an amateur theatre group to a professional troupe; lately it initiated the International Street Theatres Festival and «European Spring» Music and Theatre Festival in Arkhangelsk. The Young People’s Theatre has been a participant of a theatre festival in Avignon (France) for many years. For more details... |
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| | The Severodvinsk City Drama Theatre
Its first season was opened on the 11th of September, 1937, with «A Liar» based on the play by C. Goldoni. Since then the best performances of the Theatre have been «A Wonderful Sunday for a Picknick» directed by V. Yaryukhin, «A Simple Story» directed by S. Sushentsev, «Othello» directed by D. Kozhevnikov and other plays. Of special interest is the Theatre Museum.
Address: 77, Lomonosov str., Severodvinsk, 164500
Tel.: +7 (8184) 54 08 00
Tickets: 12.00 - 18.00, closed on Mondays |
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| | The Kotlas City Drama Theatre
The Theatre was organized in 1935 by a group of the Bryansk Theatre School graduates. The opening night performance was a play «Bez Viny Vinovatye» (‘Guilty Without Any Guilt’) by A.Ostrovsky. The troupe had traveled the districts of the Arkhangelsk Region a lot. During the WWII (Great Patriotic War) the Theatre did not stop its activity, numerous hospitals appeared on the route map of the Theatre. In 1999 an extra-mural acting course of the Yaroslavl State Theatre Institute was opened at the Kotlas City Drama Theatre.
Address: 64, VII Syezd Sovetov str., Kotlas, 165300
Tel.: +7 (81837) 4 10 75
Tickets: 12.00 - 18.00, closed on Mondays |
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