Nizhny Novgorod Youth Theater: address, tickets, actors, performances and reviews

Nizhny Novgorod Youth Theater has existed for 90 years. The theater is interesting to both children and young spectators, and serious experienced theatergoers. Youth Theater carefully preserves the traditions of the past, while developing and striving to keep up with the times. This is the main secret of his popularity.

About the theater

Nizhny Novgorod Youth Theater (photo of the building can be seen below) was created in 1928. It was founded by the actor, entrepreneur and director N.I. Sobolshchikov-Samarin. He assembled a troupe of graduates of the Theater College.

In the early years, the repertoire consisted of classical plays. The collective did not have their own premises, so rehearsals and performances took place on the stage of the drama theater. By the 10th anniversary of the theater received its first building.

During the war years, many actors went to the front. The remaining artists performed in hospitals and military units as part of the front-line brigades. In the postwar years, the Nizhny Novgorod Youth Theater actively participated in festivals and became known far beyond the region.

In the 70s of the twentieth century, the theater entered the top five of the Youth Theater of the Soviet Union. By the 50th anniversary of the theater received the award - the Order of the Badge of Honor and the new building, which is to this day.

In the late 80s, a second stage was opened in the Youth Theater - Malaya. Here, the audience and actors are very close to each other and can look into each other's eyes. Performances in such a space are perceived differently. The impact of actors on the audience increases many times.

Today, the theater hosts performances created according to Russian and foreign classics, as well as fairy tales and modern plays.

Actors of the Nizhny Novgorod Youth Theater

In the troupe of the Youth Theater there are actors, many of whom have more than once been awarded various awards, prizes, and titles:

• Evgeny Kalabanov (Honored Artist of Russia);
• Natalya Makarova (laureate of the competition named after E. Evstigneev);
• Leonid Remnev (People's Artist of the Russian Federation, nominee for the Golden Mask);
• Alexander Barkovsky (laureate of the festival “Premieres of the season”);
• Tatyana Mironova (winner of the Nizhny Novgorod Pearl Award);
• Svetlana Ryazanova (laureate of the competition named after E. Evstigneev);
• E. Firstov (Honored Artist of the Russian Federation, winner of the first prize of the festival of skits “Merry Goat”);
• Maxim Novikov (laureate of the festival “Premieres of the season”);
• Irina Dolganova (Honored Artist of Russia);
• Irina Buklova (laureate of the competition named after E. Evstigneev) and many others.

In the repertoire

Despite the fact that the theater considered in the article is the Youth Theater (that is, for young viewers), the performances on its stage are not only for children and adolescents, but also for the older audience.

This season you can see the following performances here:

• "Monsieur Amilkar" (an incredible story 16+);
• "Cinderella" (fairy tale 6+);
• “The roof goes, the house stands” (comedy 18+);
• “Puss in Boots” (musical 6+);
• "Bird Phoenix" (rock opera 12+);
• "The Little Prince" (a wonderful story 12+);
• “The subscriber is insanely happy” (one-man show 18+);
• “The Abduction of Johnny Dorset” (Western 6+).
• “Chick. Goodbye, Berlin ”(one-act journey 14+);
• “Treasure Island” (search for treasure 6+);
• “Bambi” (forest story 6+) and many others.

How to get there

Nizhny Novgorod Youth Theater is located at: M. Gorky Street, 145. You can get here from any district of the city by public transport. If you decide to travel by metro, then you will need to get off at the Gorkovskaya station. The trip will take 72 minutes if the starting point is the Center Sormova station. From the Avtozavodskaya station to the theater, take about 44 minutes by metro.

You can get to the Youth Theater on trolleybus No. 13. From the Sovetskaya Ploshchad stop, the journey takes only 15 minutes.

You can get there by bus or minibus. The following flights go to the theater:

• Bus number 90 - from the stop "Center Sormova" (42 minutes);
• Minibus T-10 - from the SEC "Indigo Life" (25 min.);
• Bus number 38 - from the stop "Embankment Fedorovsky" (the trip will last 20 minutes);
• Minibus T-71 - from “Sormov Center” (the journey will take 40 minutes);
• Bus No. 61 - from the SEC "Indigo Life" (travel time 35 minutes);
• No. 41 - from the Sovetskaya Ploshchad stop (15 minutes);
• Minibus T-55 from "Molitovsky bridge" (travel time 32 minutes);
• No. 64 - from the Molitovsky Bridge stop (32 minutes).

The stops next to the theater are as follows:

1. Freedom Square (4-minute walk);
2. "Theater of Opera and Ballet. Pushkin ”(7 minutes on foot to the Youth Theater);
3. Osharskaya Street (6-minute walk);
4. “Sputnik Cinema” (6 minutes walk to the Youth Theater);
5. Barbarian Street (8-minute walk).

Viewers reviews

Reviews about the Nizhny Novgorod Youth Theater are positive. Many write that they have been fans of this theater since childhood, now they go here for adult productions and already lead their daughters and sons to watch fairy tales.

All celebrate the wonderful play of the actors. The audience responds very well to the performances themselves. In their opinion, it is difficult to find an unsuccessful performance in the repertoire of the Youth Theater. Most of all, the audience praises the performances: “Vassa”, “Bremen Town Musicians”, “The Flying Ship”, “The Roof is Riding, the House is Standing”.

Among the advantages, visitors also note the polite staff and a comfortable hall, which is arranged in such a way that from anywhere, everything that happens on the stage is clearly visible.

Minus viewers see only that the building is old, does not look very presentable, and for many years its interior has not changed.

Tickets

Tickets for performances in the Nizhny Novgorod Youth Theater can be purchased at the box office of the theater or online. The site provides a booking form. Online tickets can be ordered at any convenient time. At the box office - from 10:00 to 19:00 daily.

The cost of tickets depends on the number in the auditorium, the age of the viewer, the day of the week and the scene:

Often the theater offers viewers discounts on tickets up to 50%. The main thing is to have time to use them. To clarify all questions regarding the purchase of tickets and receive discounts, you can call the Nizhny Novgorod Youth Theater, phones are given on its official website.

The theater of the young audience in Nizhny Novgorod, of course, deserves attention. So if you have not been there, be sure to visit this temple of art. And if you are a regular spectator, then do not stop there. No matter how old you are and what you are interested in, you can find here productions that you will love.