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2 unusual facts about Alexandrinsky Theatre


Mariia Surovshchikova-Petipa

Upon her retirement she became an actress with the Alexandrinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg, performing in the plays of Pushkin, among others.

Saint Petersburg State Theatre Arts Academy

The best performances are moved to leading theatres of Saint Petersburg, such as the Alexandrinsky Theatre, the Lensovet Theatre, etc.


Academic theater

The title was established in 1919 and was given to six oldest theaters of the Soviet Union: Bolshoi Theatre, Maly Theatre, Moscow Art Theatre, Alexandrinsky Theatre, Mariinsky Theatre, and Mikhaylovsky Theatre.

Don't Live as You Like

On January 12, 1885 it was first shown in Saint Petersburg's Alexandrinsky Theatre, with Pyotr Stepanov (as Pyotr), Alexandra Chitau (Dasha), Yulia Linskaya (Afimya), Alexander Martynov as Yeremka.

Valentin Krasnogorov

, The Dog, Small Tragedies, The Delights of Adultery, Somebody Must Leave, Now or Never, Love Medicine, Several Hours From The Life of a Man and a Woman, That Weak Gentle Sex, The Bride's Room, A Cruel Lesson, etc. have been performed in more than 200 theaters in different countries, including the best Russian theaters, such as Maly Theater – Theater of Europe of Lev Dodin, Tovstonogov Theater, and Alexandrinsky Theatre in St.Petersburg.


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