Theatre - Chelyabinsk Academic Drama named after Zwilling

In 1869 in Chelyabinsk opened a merchant and noble club - City public meeting - "to spend time with the ladies in dancing, in cognitive games and conversations." The first amateur theater performances were played here. The theater building was built in 1903. In the theater, which was called the People's House, amateur troupes performed; here were plays by A. P. Chekhov, A. N. Ostrovsky, M. Gorky. Among the most significant theatrical groups is the troupe of A. L. Smetanin-Uralsky, which in 1919 showed the play At the Bottom of Gorky (Director S. M. Sapunov, played by Satan). The official opening of the theater took place in 1921 with the production of the play “The Price of Life” by V. I. Nemirovich-Danchenko (Director P. I. Vasiliev). In the same year, the theater was named Zwilling. In 1935, a theater studio was opened at the theater. Among the performances: “Othello” by W. S. Shakespeare (1922), “Masquerade” by M. Y. Lermontov (1924), “The Square of the Circle” by V. P. Kataev (1928), “Woe from Witness” by A. S. Griboyedov (1933), “The Seagull” (1940) and “Three Sisters” by Ostrovsky (1942), “Love of Spring” by K. A. Trenev (1951; State Administration of the USSR, 1952), “Clope” by V. V. V. V. V. V. V. V. V. V. V. V. V. V. V. V., . V. V. V. S. S. S. S. S. S. S. S. S. S. S. S. S. S. S. S. S. S. V. S. S. S. S. S. S. S. S. S. S. S. S. S. S. S. S. S. S. S. S. S. In different years, the theater worked: L. N. Seyfullina, M. V. Kochubey, S. P. Vadov, P. A. Garyanov, E. V. Kirillov, E. I. Preis, A. Y. Mazurov, S. V. Svetlov, S. A. Golovin, N. A. Gersht, I. E. Ragozin, P. V. Konopchuk, P. I. Kuleshov, V. I. Miloserdoe, L. V. V. P., V. V. Botsov, N. V. V. V. In 1951, the play “Lyubov Spring” and four main performers were awarded the State Prize of the USSR, in 1956 the play “Bedbug” became the winner of the All-Union Festival of Drama Theaters. For creative achievements, the theater was awarded the title "Academic" in 1986.