E. Lebedev Balakovsky Drama Theatre

E. Lebedev Balakov Drama Theatre was established in 1997. The idea of its creation appeared in the city a long time ago. There was no theater in Balakovo for many years. Today, the theater is very popular and guests from other cities come here to watch performances based on the works of Russian and foreign classics.

The first performance in the theater was a work based on the play by Nikita Voronov “Passion according to Torchalov”. The theater was originally called the Ark. Recently, the theater was named after the famous native of Balakovo, People’s Artist of the Soviet Union Evgeny Lebedev.

The Balakovsky Drama Theatre named after E. Lebedev attracted artists from different cities of Russia to its team. Honored artists of Kazakhstan also work here. In the theater there are performances for both adults and children. In the repertoire of the theater, such performances as “The Imaginary Sick” by Moliere, “The Leader of the Redskins” by O. Henry, “The Cat in Boots” by S. Prokofieva, “Dear Friend” by Guy de Maupassant and “A stranger’s wife and husband under the bed” by F. M. Dostoevsky.