The Yermolova Theatre (russian: Москóвский теáтр им. М. Н. Ермóловой) is a theatre company in the
Tverskoy District of central Moscow. It is under the artistic direction of Vladimir Andreyev (russian: Владимир Андреев).
The theatre's building was built in the 1830s, and is one of the largest on
Tverskaya Street
Tverskaya Street ( rus, Тверская улица, p=tvʲɪrˈskajə ˈulʲɪt͡sə), known between 1935 and 1990 as Gorky Street (russian: улица Горького), is the main radial street in Moscow. The street runs Northwest from th ...
. Tickets for productions cost about 50-300
roubles.
History
The theatre company was founded by graduates of the
Maly Theatre The Maly Theatre, or Mali Theatre, may refer to one of several different theatres:
* The Maly Theatre (Moscow), also known as The State Academic Maly Theatre of Russia, in Moscow (founded in 1756 and given its own building in 1824)
* The Maly Thea ...
studio in 1925, and named after the great Russian actress
Maria Yermolova
Maria Nikolayevna Yermolova (russian: Мария Николаевна Ермолова; in Moscow – 12 March 1928, ''id.'') was a Russian actress, said to be the greatest in the history of the Maly Theatre in Moscow and the first person to ...
, with her blessing. It started out like most theatres did back then: as a school at first, then a travelling company and eventually became a stationary company. It was one of Moscow's most popular dramatic theatres from 1940 to 1960.
References
External links
*
Official Yermolova Theatre website
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Theatre companies in Russia
Theatres in Moscow
Tverskoy District
Culture in Moscow
Cultural heritage monuments of regional significance in Moscow