Novokuznetsk Drama Theatre, Regional cultural heritage theatre in Novokuznetsk, Russia.
The Novokuznetsk Drama Theatre is a performing arts venue in the city center of Novokuznetsk, in southwestern Siberia, featuring a large main hall and a facade built in Soviet neoclassical style. The building stands on an open square, making it visible from a distance.
The theatre was founded on November 6, 1933, when the city was still called Stalinsk and was growing rapidly due to Soviet industrial expansion. It was among the first cultural institutions established there and has continued through the city's many name changes and transformations.
The theatre's first production, on 6 November 1933, was Lev Slavin's play "Intervention". It was the first theatre in Siberia to stage Pushkin's "Boris Godunov" and Chekhov's "Ivanov". Its touring map has included Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Riga, Tashkent and Baku, and it won the Brand of Kuzbass competition in 2010.
The theatre is in the city center and easy to reach on foot or by local transport from most parts of Novokuznetsk. Booking seats in advance is a good idea, especially for weekend performances, which tend to fill up quickly.
On 3 February 1973 the theatre invited Vladimir Vysotsky and V. I. Voytenko from Moscow's Taganka Theatre; they performed the concert programme "Dramatic Song" there from 4 to 8 February 1973. The building itself was first planned as an opera-drama theatre and was cut down to a drama theatre during construction.
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