Belgorod Drama Theater named after MS Shchepkin. Shchepkin Theater: history, repertoire, troupe

The Shchepkin Theater was opened in the first half of the 20th century. Today his repertoire is diverse. Here you can see performances for adults, literary and musical compositions and children's productions.

History of the theater

When the Shchepkin Theater was opened in Belgorod, it is not known exactly. The first mention of it in the archives dates back to 1936. But it is known for certain that its roots go back to the nineteenth century.

The Shchepkin Theater is an adherent of the classical Russian school. He follows the commandments of K. Stanislavsky and the great actor, whose name is.

In the war years, the troupe traveled to the front-line zones, where the actors performed in front of the defenders of the Motherland.

In 1954, the theater received the status of "regional". In 1956 he was given the name of the great Mikhail Shchepkin, who was born in Belgorod.

Now the theater has several stage venues - the main and small. Some events take place in the foyer.

Under the guidance of the talented manager and honored art worker Vitaly Slobodchuk, today lives the Belgorod Drama Theater Shchepkina. His address: Cathedral Square, house number 1.

The post of the main director is occupied by Igor Evgenievich Tkachev. The troupe employs mostly experienced professionals who have dedicated the service to the theater for many years. Many of them repeatedly became laureates of competitions, were awarded prizes and titles.

The Shchepkin Theater itself is the organizer of the festival. The idea of its carrying out in 1988 was born. It was the first festival in the country for actors. It was invented in the year when Mikhail Schepkin's 200th anniversary was celebrated. Therefore, the name of the festival includes the name of this greatest artist. Every time about a hundred troupes from all over Russia come to him, as well as teams from other countries. The name of the festival is "Actors of Russia - Mikhail Schepkin".

Artists often go on tour. They carry their productions to different cities of Russia, the Baltic States, Serbia, Ukraine and Poland.

Repertoire

Theater Shchepkin in this season offers the audience the following performances:

• "Hamlet".
• "The door to an adjacent room."
• "Flying ship".
• "Forgetting Herostratus!".
• "Puss in Boots".
• "Love and pigeons".
• "In a smart place."
• "Night of mistakes."
• "Pygmalion".
• "Forty-first".
• "Little Longnose".
• "Ordinary story."

And others.

Troupe

Theater Shchepkin gathered on its stage a fairly large team.

Actors:

• Natalia Chuvashova.
• Vitaly Starikov.
• Alexey Kolchev.
• Oksana Bgavina.
• Natalia Zueva.
• Ivan Kirillov.
• Olga Reshetova.
• Veronica Vasilyeva.
• Julia Volkova.
• Tatyana Dyuzhikova.
• Andrey Terekhov.

And many others.