Youth Theatre, Youth theatre in Perm, Russia.

The Perm Youth Theatre occupies a two-storey Art Nouveau mansion built at the end of the 19th century by the philanthropist E. I. Lyubimova, designed by the architect A. Turchevich. Its main hall seats 383 spectators. The stage mirror measures 10 m wide by 12 m deep, and a motorised disc revolve 8.4 m in diameter sits in the floor.

The theatre was founded on 4 December 1964. For a time it shared a building with the Perm Puppet Theatre, housed in a former transit prison built in 1871 to a design by architect R. I. Karvovsky and converted for the puppet theatre by 1959. Since November 1987 it has occupied a two-storey Art Nouveau mansion built at the end of the 19th century by the patron E. I. Lyubimova, architect A. Turchevich; from 1948 to 1981 that mansion housed the Perm Drama Theatre, and it was renovated in 1982–1985.

The theatre stages both classic plays and new productions aimed at young audiences, covering stories from fairy tales to topics that matter to teenagers today. Attending a show here gives a sense of how theatre remains a living part of everyday life for families in Perm.

The theatre sits in central Perm and is easy to reach on foot or by public transport from most parts of the city. Checking the schedule ahead of time is a good idea, as shows for children and young people tend to fill up quickly on weekends and during school holidays.

Mikhail Skomorokhov, People's Artist of Russia and holder of the Order of Honour, directed the theatre from February 1982 to June 2021, close to forty years. Its troupe has included Svetlana Permyakova and Valentina Mazunina, known from Russian television comedy. In 2014 the theatre received the Fyodor Volkov Prize of the Russian Government.