Among Muscovites and guests of the capital, the number of theater-goers does not decrease. Since the beginning of the new season, many have already attended to tickets. And yet in Moscow streets it is so easy to get lost …
Instruction manual
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The Sovremennik Theater is located in Moscow. Its history begins in 1956. A group of young actors became the founders. At that time, the Stalin personality cult was exposed. And it was at this time that a free creative group of like-minded people founded a new theater. Among the founders were Oleg Tabakov, Lilia Tolmacheva, Galina Volchek, Oleg Efremov and others. The first production was Rozov’s play "Eternally Alive", which later was used to shoot the film "Cranes Are Flying." In 1966, the play Ordinary History was played on the stage of the theater. In 1970, Efremov staged his last performance - "The Seagull" by Chekhov. In 1972, the artistic director was replaced by the theater, they became Galina Volchek.
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The first five years the theater did not have its own building. The actors used the scenes of the houses of culture, the Moscow Art Theater branch, and then the concert hall of the Sovetskaya Hotel. The first building of the Sovremennik was the building on Mayakovsky Square, after the Estrada Theater moved out of there. Now the theater is located on Chistoprudny Boulevard. The building is made in the neoclassical style and has elements of Art Nouveau. It was originally built for the Coliseum Cinema in 1912-1914. The auditorium is designed for 800 seats. In 2003, the Boulevard Ring complex, which is a cultural and business complex, was added to the main building. The first two floors are occupied by the Other Stage of the theater with 200 seats.
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The metro stations closest to the theater are Chistye Prudy, Turgenevskaya, Sretensky Boulevard. From any of these stations you need to go to Chistoprudny Boulevard. If you exit from Turgenevskaya, then you need an exit to Myasnitskaya Street. Next, go through it, walk past the Chistye Prudy metro station, and you will exit onto the boulevard.
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If you leave from the Sretensky Boulevard station, then you need to cross Myasnitskaya Street, walk past McDonald's and the Chistye Prudy station. The Sovremennik Theater is located on the left side of Chistoprudny Boulevard, behind the Yaposha Restaurant and the Boulevard Ring complex. Opposite the building are ponds.
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The theater can also be reached from Kitai Gorod Station. In this case, you need access to Maroseyka. Any trolleybus will suit you. Drive to the Pokrovsky Gate stop. Or you can walk. You need to go around the ponds on the boulevard on the right and walk a few minutes ahead, past Makarenko Street. Before you will be the building of the Sovremennik Theater. Have a nice evening!
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