The Theater on Spasskaya (Kirov) opened its doors in the 30s of the twentieth century. Initially, the repertoire included only children's performances. Today, here you can see performances not only for young viewers, but also for young people and adults.
Theater History
The Theater on Spasskaya (Kirov) was established in 1935. It was located in the old mansion of the merchant Arshaulov, built in the early 19th century. This building is famous for hosting a ball in honor of the widow of A.S. Pushkin - Natalia Goncharova, when she arrived in Kirov with her second husband. Later, the premises were used for musical and literary evenings, exhibitions, concerts. In the Soviet years there was a museum, and then a cinema.
The work of the first professional theater for children in Kirov began with a play based on the play by V. Lyubimova, "Sergei Streltsov." Put his first artistic director M. S. Shokhov.
The Theater on Spasskaya (Kirov) was rebuilt several times in its creative life. It was rebuilt from the inside almost the whole.
A wonderful team of talented actors, directors, artists and so on works in the Kirov Youth Theater.
In 1937, the theater was named after the writer N. Ostrovsky.
In 1970, the repertoire included performances for adults. The first of these was W. Shakespeare's Hamlet. The Ministry of Culture awarded the theater with an award for this performance.
A very interesting period in the life of the theater lasted from 1980 to 2004. It is associated with the name of Alexander Pavlovich Klokov. He was the artistic director of the theater during this period. A. Klokov created many brilliant productions. Another of his merits is that he managed to assemble a wonderful troupe.
In 2000, the Kirov Youth Theater was declared the Theater of the Year and included in the top five provincial theaters in our country.
Since 2001, the project of Irina Brezhneva "Migration" has been working at the theater. Thanks to him, the repertoire of the Youth Theater includes choreographic miniatures and performances.
The touring geography of the theater is extensive.
Today, the Youth Theater repertoire includes performances for spectators of all ages. The basis of it is classical works, although modern drama plays a significant role.
Repertoire
The Theater on Spasskaya (Kirov) offers its viewers the following performances:
- The Magic Ring.
- "Cinderella".
- Treasures of the Wood Elves.
- "Thick notebook."
- "And the dawns here are quiet ..."
- "The Dragon".
- "Myths of Ancient Greece".
- "Above the cuckoo's nest."
- "The Snow Queen".
- "Poetry."
- "The Scarlet Flower".
- "Cat house".
- Yakuza Dogs.
- "Fedorino grief."
- Gareth Pearson
- "Two Veronets."
- "Treasure Island".
- "A dream in a summer night".
- "Nutcracker".
- "In a dream I see."
- "Flight to Mars".
- "To you! Hello!"
- "Dream me".
- "Frost" and others.
Troupe
The Theater on Spasskaya (Kirov) gathered a wonderful troupe on its stage. Several actors have the honorary titles of Honored Artists of Russia.
Theater troupe:
- T. Makhneva.
- N. Zabrodin.
- E. Vasilieva.
- M. Bondarenko.
- E. Lyutikov.
- A. Royal.
- I. Yablokova.
- I. Drozdov.
- M. Karpicheva.
- K. Boyarintsev.
- M. Andrianov.
- D. Sosnovskaya.
- A. Popova.
- G. Ivanov.
- I. Malshakova.
- N. Sidorova.
- T. Filatova.
- S. Trokin.
- A. Andryushenko and others.
Reviews
The theater on Spasskaya is very popular with residents and visitors. The city of Kirov is proud of this troupe. The theater on Spasskaya receives mostly enthusiastic reviews from its viewers. The audience admires the acting, the work of the directors, the wonderful music that accompanies the performances, as well as the atmosphere. Spectators thank the troupe for receiving unforgettable emotions and impressions. Artists amaze with their ability to immerse themselves in images so much that you believe them and forget that this is a performance.
The most popular and beloved by the audience productions are “Lord Golovlyov”, “In a dream I see”, “The Little Prince”, “Above the Cuckoo's Nest”, “Myths of Ancient Greece”, “Doll House”, “The Snow Queen”, “The Killer”, Dubrovsky and Midsummer Night's Dream.