The history of the theater
Academic Theatre of Leningrad City Council is in the house, not having originally nothing to do with the theater, except for the fact that the owners of the mansion - the richest merchant generation Korsakovs hadown "little home scene, where he gave performances and delivered home visiting celebrities
Cpustya 30 years after the construction of houses in 1860 in the building settled "Russian Merchant Company, began" club balls with roulette and cards "
After the revolution, the club settled themKarl Marx and the revolutionary new "Free Theatre"That's when the building was rebuilt under the theater needs
The current theater Lensoviet lived in the building until September 1945
Wealth interior mansion preserved only partiallyThe walls of the former dining room - now the viewer restaurant, decorated in the form of arches with columnsIn the span of arches placed mirrorsThe lobby has attracted the attention of a tree-lined marble fireplace with family crestsThis is a popular place for the audience during intermission
About the Theatre
First the theater was born November 19, 1933 on a small stage in the house and the Dutch church was named "New Theatre"The second floor of the theater - Theatre HallAANDPavlova strRubinstein, 13In 1945 the theater received a residence permit "on the current addressIts present name "Theatre Lensoviet" team received in 1953
Throughout career was headed by prominent theater directorsANDKroll, B.Sushkevich, HAkimov, ANDVladimir,PasiCurrently, the position of chief director is Harold Strelkov
In the theater, created a unique ensemble cast, according to theater critics - one of the best in St. PetersburgnandCMigitsko, nandCStrugachev, Mr.andALuppian, nandDBarkov, isandAAlexakhina, sandAboutLeftists, isandInMatveev, isandEFilatov isandCPismichenko, AKowalczyk, AWaha, ANovikov, CPeregudov and many others
Theatre performances become parties to the most prestigious Russian and international festivalsAmong the awards - the highest professional theatrical prize "Golden Soffit" and "Golden Mask"
Touring Map of the theater - not only Russia but also France, Germany, Italy, Israel, Sweden, Switzerland, Poland, Czech Republic, Finland, etc
About the Conference
The room has a cozy, good atmosphereNumber of seats on the main stage - 605 seats / Number of seats on a small stage - 167 seats
Headlines Theatre
October 15 and 16 in the theater will premiere "The Dragon" based on ASchwartz
4,5,17 November at the Theatre will premiere performance of "I'm afraid to love," based on EIsayev
At the IV All-Russia festival "Russian comedy" in Rostov-na-Donu "play" ChekhovVaudeville "won several awards
