Lensovet Theatre

St. Petersburg State Academic Theatre named after Leningrad Soviet traces its history back to November 19, 1933, when the play "Mad Money" by A. N. Ostrovsky was played. At that time, the theater was called “New”. From 1937 to 1947, the theater was led by a pupil of K.S. Stanislavsky, People’s Artist of the USSR B.M. Sushkevich. In 1940, the theater team was sent on tour to the Far East, where it was overtaken by war. In 1945, the theater returned to Leningrad, where it received its current premises - a building on Vladimirsky Prospekt, 12. From 1951 to 1956, the theater was led by an outstanding director and artist N.P. Akimov. It was here that Akimov carried out the first editions of his famous performances - "Shadows" by M. E. Saltykov-Shchedrin and "The Case" by Sukhovo-Kobylin. In 1960, the main director of the Theatre was appointed a young then director, a student of G.A. Tovstonogov, I.P. Vladimirov. It was he who managed in a short time not only to bring the theater out of the crisis in which the team fell after Akimov returned to the Comedy Theater. Rapidly updating the troupe, creating an extensive modern repertoire, Vladimirov gave the theater unique features. Under Vladimirov, a new generation of artists also grew up in the Theatre: S. Migitsky, M. Boyarsky, L. Luppian, O. Levakov, I. Mazurkievich, E. Baranov, V. Matveev, A. Puzyrev, T. Yakovleva. Vladimirov managed to create a team with a unique creative individuality, which is very popular among the audience. The facade of the building, in which the theater has been operating since the mid-1940s, is decorated with a massive colonnade. Inside, the rich interior decoration of the former Merchant Club is partially preserved. The success of the Lensovet Theatre was brought by director Igor Vladimirov, who led it since the late 60s. Many of the actors once a very strong troupe remained to work in the theater after the arrival in the 90s of the new artistic director Vladislav Pazy. He developed a repertoire consisting mainly of “well-made plays” and classics of the twentieth century. The small stage is regularly rented by small troupes that do not have their own venue.