The Tula Drama Theater is one of the few places that still has preserved a traditional theatrical entourage! Style, wide-open space, and extraordinary acting... everything is excellent!
The Tula Drama Theater (as a theater, not as a building) has existed for about 250 years!
Back in 1777, a new subject, Tula Province, appeared on the map of the Russian Empire under the decree of Catherine the Great. In order for the new provincial center to function properly and look pleasantly, a theater was opened here. Since that time, the noblest audience of the City of Masters has been able to brighten their pastime with first-class performances.
It is also known that the Empress herself visited the Tula Theater. Knowing the passion of Catherine the Great to educational activities and, particularly, to the development of theatrical art, we may be sure in the high quality of performances because the Tsarina liked the performance of the Tula theater troupe very much.
The Tula Academic Drama Theater has carried the tradition of playing perfectly and with full dedication through the centuries. The great Russian actor Mikhail Semyonovich Shchepkin began his career here. Many premiere performances were staged first in the Tula Theater, especially the masterpieces of Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy, and only after in St. Petersburg and Moscow.
During the Soviet era, including the years of the Great Patriotic War, the Tula Academic Drama Theater showed two performances a day with a full house. Teams also regularly went to the frontline to boost the morale of the defenders of the Motherland.
In 1970, the Drama Theater received its long-awaited new home! A large, monumental, white building at 34 Lenin Avenue may really be called a worthy decoration of the city. Music square with fountains, wrought-iron signs, a ticket office with theater bills from the very street meet guests of the theater, creating a sense of immersion in another world, the world of creativity and imagination.
The spacious hall on the first floor of the theater is adored by all guests. The second floor often hosts exhibitions and interactive shows before the theatrical performance. The auditorium of the Drama Theater is small but with excellent air conditioning and comfortable chairs. There is not a single seat, from which the performance is not fully visible. The working hours and the possibility to purchase tickets online will pleasantly surprise you.
Dress up in evening gowns, take programmes and tickets, and come to our Tula Drama Theater!
