Ulyanovsk Regional Drama Theatre

Ulyanovsk Drama Theatre named after I.A. Goncharov was established in 1879. Initially, it was located in a building at the crossroads of Goncharov and Karl Liebknecht streets, but today it is located at the crossroads of Lenin and Soviet streets. Soviet. In the pre-revolutionary years, this theater had one of the strongest theater companies in provincial Russia. On its stage were such outstanding artists and theater figures as V. Zhivokini, M. Savin, P. Strepetova, M. Pisarev and V. Andreev-Burlak. It was here that director A. Tairov and playwright V. Bill-Belotserkovsky began to work. Today, the director of the theater is Natalia Alexandrovna Nikonorova, and the artistic director is the winner of the State Prize, People's Artist of the Russian Federation Yuri Semenovich Kopylov.

Ulyanovsk Drama Theatre is a regular participant of international and Russian festivals. Many of his productions have received national recognition, and the theater itself is a laureate of the Federal Volkov Prize of the Government of the Russian Federation for contribution to theatrical art of Russia. The theater has two halls. The auditorium of the Big Stage is designed for 667 seats, and the Small Stage for 120 seats. On the big stage, the main repertoire is the permanent classics of Shakespeare, Goncharov, Ostrovsky, Chekhov, Moliere, and others. On the small stage, as a rule, there are experimental works for the youth of the city.