Theater, which Odessa is proud of. Russian theater: history, repertoire, troupe, address

More than a hundred years have passed since the demand of the spectacle of the beautiful and all the beloved city of Odessa. The Russian theater was born just then - in the 19th century. In his repertoire today there are both classics and modernity. Every evening there is a full house in the hall.

About the theater

The Russian Drama Theater (Odessa) in 2015 celebrated its 140th anniversary. He began his career in the 19th century. Today the theater continues to preserve the best traditions of the past and at the same time creates something new that is close to the modern world.

In 2002, the building of the Odessa drama opened after the reconstruction, which lasted almost two years. After a grand repair there were changes in the team. The troupe was renewed. It was joined by more than twenty new artists, most of them - talented youth, but there are also masters with the titles of the Honored.

The theater is known and loved not only in Odessa, but also throughout Ukraine, as well as in such countries as Kazakhstan, Russia and Poland. In 2009, the drama received the status of an academic. On the sites of the partners of the troupe, as well as in the ticket office, you can buy tickets to the Russian Theater (Odessa). The schedule of work is as follows: daily from 10:00 am and until 19:00 pm, without a break.

History of the theater

A successful and rich city in the second half of the 19th century was Odessa. The Russian theater appeared at this time. The first building was wooden. In 1873 it burned down. But Odessa did not imagine itself without a theater. Artists continued to speak, but play them come on the stage, as in the booth.

A year later the Russian Theater was reborn. It happened thanks to the merchant A. Velikanov. He adapted to the theater his room on the street Greek, which used to be a bread shop. But the merchant A. Velikanov was short-lived an entrepreneur. Soon the economic crisis forced the philanthropist to yield spectacle to his companion and neighbor - F. Rafailovich. It was he who coined the name of the Russian Theater.

The first performance on the new stage took place in 1875, in the fall. In the late 19th century, guest performers often performed here. Among them were: Ludwig Barnay, Sarah Bernhard, Panas Saksagansky, Ernst Possartu and others. In September 1906, the new building of the theater burned down. But soon in its place was rebuilt a new one.

In the first years after the establishment of Soviet power, several different theaters were opened in Odessa. The most successful of them was "Massodrama". Soon he was connected with another troupe, and the united theater was called the Odessa Russian Drama Theater. And in 1927 he was given the status of state. The theater was headed by AL Gripich at that time. His teacher was the legendary and famous Vsevolod Meyerhold.

In 1941, when the war broke out, the theater was disbanded. But the scene was not empty. Here the popular chanson Peter Leshchenko toured many other artists. After the city was liberated from the German invaders, the theater began to work again. The repertoire included new performances. In the year of 1964, the Russian drama was directed by V. Bortko. He brought a lot of new to the life of the team. The repertoire was supplemented by new large-scale productions. In 1996 the troupe was renewed. Here came the stars of the operetta. Then the first musical was staged. Today, the theater cooperates with directors even with world renown.

Performances

The repertoire of the "Russian Theater" in Odessa is varied. Here you can see dramas, tragedies, comedies, farce, fantasies, and even musicals.

Theater performances:

• "Marriage".
• "Scandal without intermission."
• "The recipe of love."
• "Edith Piaf, Life on Credit."
• "Fiddler and Beauty".
• "Diary of a Madman".
• "Snowstorm".
• "Red and black".
• "Romantic age."
• "Aesop".
• "Decameron".
• "Prince of the Full Moon" and others.

Troupe

Its talented actors have long been known for the city of Odessa. The Russian theater has assembled on its stage a whole galaxy of wonderful, professional, loving artists.

The Odessa drama troupe:

• Olga Kondratieva.
• Svetlana Moskvina.
• Alexander Ivanenko.
• Valentina Prokofiev.
• Svetlana Gorchinskaya.
• Boris Smirnov.
• Guller Polyakova.
• Yegor Karelsky.
• Alexander Suvorov.
• Lyudmila Agafonova.
• Tatyana Hrachik.
• Irina Nadezhdina.
• Yana Slupsky.
• Andrei Shlyakhov and other artists.

Festival

Not only the performances are offered to the audience by the Russian Theater (Odessa). The poster invites the audience every year to an international festival. It is called "Meetings in Odessa". The Russian Theater is the organizer of its conduct. Every year in autumn this event takes place in Odessa. It involves troupes from Ukraine, as well as from countries far and near abroad.

The festival was first held in 2006. In its framework there are demonstrations of performances, conferences and master classes. At the festival there is no competition, winners are not revealed, places are not awarded. All who arrived, receive the diplomas of participants. But during the discussion of all the performances presented, each collective has the opportunity to hear the opinion of outstanding critics about their work. The festival is held in a cheerful and friendly atmosphere. The chairpersons of the organizing committee are: the director of the Russian theater A. Kopaigora and the playwright A. Mardan.

Address

Those wishing to visit the Russian Drama Theater for the first time are wondering where it is. The city of its location, as already mentioned above, is Odessa. The Russian Theater is located along the street Greek, in the house number 48.

Next to it there are the following attractions: Cathedral Square, Vera Kholodnaya Square with the monument of the same name, Transfiguration Cathedral, monuments to Leonid Utyosov and Ilfu with Petrov. The streets that surround the theater: Preobrazhenskaya and the alley of Vice Admiral Zhukov.