Bolshoi Drama Theater named after G. A. Tovstonogov (St. Petersburg): history, repertoire. Actors BDT Tovstonogova

Tovstonogov’s Big Drama Theater opened in February 1919. His repertoire today includes mainly classical works. Most of them are unique readings.

History

The first performance of the theater was the tragedy of F. Schiller "Don Carlos".

Initially, the BDT was located in the building of the conservatory. In 1920, he received a new building, which is still located in it. A photo of Tovstonogov’s BDT is presented in this article.

The first name of the theater is “Special Drama Troupe”. The formation of the troupe was carried out by the famous actor N.F. Monks. The first artistic director of the BDT was A.A. Block. The ideological inspirer was M. Gorky. The repertoire of that time included works by V. Hugo, F. Schiller, W. Shakespeare, etc.

The twenties of the 20th century were difficult for the theater. The era was changing. M. Gorky left the country. A.A. died Block. The main director A.N. left the theater. Lavrentiev and artist A.N. Benoit. In their place new people came, but did not linger for a long time.

The director K.K., who came in 1929, made a great contribution to the development of road safety. Tverskoy - student V.E. Meyerhold. He served G. Tovstonogov’s theater until 1934. Thanks to him, the BDT’s repertoire included performances based on plays by contemporary playwrights at that time.

Georgy Alexandrovich Tovstonogov came to the theater in 1956. He was already the eleventh account manager. With his arrival, a new era began. It was he who created the theater, which for many decades has been one of the leaders. Georgy Alexandrovich assembled a unique troupe, which became the best in the country. It included such actors as T.V. Doronina, O.V. Basilashvili, S.Yu. Jurassic, L.I. Malevannaya, A.B. Freindlich, I.M. Smoktunovsky, Z.M. Sharko, V.I. Strzhelchik, L.I. Makarova, O.I. Borisov, E.Z. Kopelyan, P.B. Luspekaev, N.N. Usatova and others. Many of these artists still serve in Tovstonogov’s BDT.

In 1964, the theater received the title of Academic.

In 1989, George A. Tovstonogov died. This tragic event was a shock for the artists of the theater . Almost immediately after the death of a genius, his place was taken by the People's Artist of the USSR Kirill Lavrov. He was chosen by a collective vote. Kirill Yuryevich put all his will, soul, authority and energy into the preservation of what was laid down by G.A. Tovstonogov. He invited talented directors to collaborate. The first production, created after the death of Georgy Alexandrovich, was the play "Cunning and Love" by F. Schiller.

In 1992, the BDT was named after G.A. Tovstonogov.

In 2007, T.N. Chkheidze.

Since 2013, the artistic director is A.A. The mighty one.

Performances

BDT Tovstonogova repertoire offers its viewers the following:

• “Man” (notes by a psychologist who survived a concentration camp);
• “War and Peace of Tolstoy”;
• "Gronholm Method";
• "Uncle's Dream";
• “Baptized by the Crosses”;
• “Theater from the inside” (interactive production);
• "Measure for measure";
• "Mary Stuart";
• “Soldier and the Devil” (musical drama);
• "What to do?";
• “Three texts about the war”;
• "Cripple from Inishmaan Island";
• "Quartet";
• "From the life of puppets";
• "Languor";
• "When I Become Little Again";
• “Summer of one year”;
• "Innkeeper";
• "Player";
• "Women's Time";
• "Zholdak dreams: captors of the senses";
• “House of Bernarda Alba";
• "Vassa Zheleznova";
• "Lady with a dog";
• "Alice";
• "The visible side of life";
• Arendira;
• "Drunk."

Premieres of the season 2015-2016

Tovstonogov’s Big Drama Theater has prepared several premieres this season. These are “War and Peace of Tolstoy”, “Baptized with Crosses” and “Player”. All three productions are unique and original in their reading.

“War and Peace of Tolstoy” is not an ordinary stage version of a work. The performance is a guide to the novel. This is a kind of tour of some chapters. The performance gives the audience the opportunity to take a fresh look at the novel and get away from the perception that developed in the school years. The director and actors will try to break stereotypes. The role of the guide is played by Alice Freindlich.

The play “The Player” is a free interpretation of the novel by F.M. Dostoevsky. This is the director’s fantasy. Several roles in this performance are played by actress Svetlana Kryuchkova. The production is full of choreographic and musical numbers. The artistic temperament of Svetlana Kryuchkova is very close in spirit to the novel, which is why she was decided to entrust several roles at once.

“Baptized with crosses” - this is what prisoners of prison crosses called themselves. These were completely different people. Thieves in law, political prisoners and their children who were in children's prisons or in jails. The play was staged according to the book of Eduard Kochergin - artist of the BDT. This is an autobiographical work. Eduard Stepanovich talks about his childhood. He was the son of "enemies of the people" and spent several years in the children's reception of the NKVD.

Troupe

BDT actors are famous for their originality, originality, talent and professionalism. Tovstonogov. List of artists:

• N. Usatova;
• G. Bogachev;
• D. Vorobyov;
• A. Freundlich;
• E. Yarma;
• O. Basilashvili;
• G. Calm;
• S. Kryuchkova;
• N. Alexandrova;
• T. Bedova;
• L. Nevedomsky ;
• V. Reutov;
• I. Botvin;
• M. Ignatova;
• Z. Sharko;
• M. Sandler;
• A. Petrovskaya;
• E. Shvareva;
• V. Degtyar;
• M. Adashevskaya;
• R. Drum;
• M. Starykh;
• I. Patrakova;
• S. Stukalov;
• A. Schwartz;
• L. Sapozhnikova;
• S. Mendelssohn;
• K. Razumovskaya;
• I. Vengalite and many others.

Nina Usatova

Many actors BDT them. Tovstonogov is known to a wide audience for his many roles in the movie. One of these actresses is the magnificent Nina Nikolaevna Usatova. She graduated from the legendary Shchukin Theater School. She came to BDT in 1989. Nina Nikolaevna is a laureate of various theater awards, she was awarded medals, including “For Services to the Fatherland,” and was awarded the title of People’s Artist of Russia.

N. Usatova starred in the following films and series:

• "Feat of Odessa";
• "Window to Paris";
• "Fiery shooter";
• "Muslim";
• Next;
• The Ballad of the Bomber;
• "The cold summer of the fifty-third ...";
• “See Paris and die”;
• The Case of the Dead Souls;
• "Quadrille (dance with the exchange of partners)";
• Next 2;
• "Poor Nastya";
• "The Master and Margarita";
• Next 3;
• “Features of national policy”;
• “Mother Daughters”;
• “Widowed ship”;
• "Legend No. 17";
• “Furtseva. The legend of Catherine. "

And many other films came out with her participation.

Artistic director

The post of artistic director of the Tovstonogov Bolshoi Theater in 2013 was taken by Andrei Moguchy. He was born in Leningrad on November 23, 1961. In 1984, he graduated from the Department of Radio Engineering of the Leningrad Institute of Aviation Instrumentation. After 5 years, there was a faculty of acting and directing at the Institute of Culture. In 1990, Andrey founded his own independent troupe called Formal Theater, which won the Grand Prix at festivals in Edinburgh and Belgrade. From 2003 to 2014, A. Mighty was the director of the Alexandrinsky Theater.

Where is it and how to get there

In the center of the historical part of St. Petersburg, the main building of the Tovstonogov Bolshoi Theater is located. Its address is the embankment of the Fontanka River, No. 65. It is most convenient to get to the theater by metro. The nearest stations are Sadovaya and Spasskaya.