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The Small Drama Theater was created in 1944 in Leningrad . A small troupe showed its performances only in towns and villages of the Leningrad Region . In 1973, a pupil was invited to the post of the chief director G . Tovstonogova - Efim Padwe . He attracted famous playwrights and young directors, one of them was Lev Dodin . Gradually the theater began to gain popularity in the city . Since 1983 and to this day Lev Dodin - Artistic director Maly D Theater Theater .Now MDT - Theater recognized leader of the country, widely known and recognized throughout the world .

Maly Drama repeatedly to conquer the "Golden Mask" and is one of three theaters in the world, bearing the honorary title of "European Theater"

. repertoire Theater

in the last decade has developed a whole repertoire of tetralogy of plays by AP Chekhov. "The Cherry Orchard", "play without a title", "Seagull" and "Uncle Vanya" Since 1998, MDT regularly participates in the Festival of the National Theater Award of the country "Golden Mask" . During this time the ktakli theater have been the winners of this award . Among them: "Play Without a Title" (two National Award "Golden Mask" in the nomination "Best Performance" and "Best Director" in 1998), "Chevengur" based on the novel A . Platonova (Best Director's work in 2000), Chaika (Best Performance 2002), Moscow Choir based on the play L . Petrushevskaya (Best Performance of Big Form and Best Actress 2003), "Uncle Vanya" ("Best Director's Work" and "Best Male Role" 2004), "King Lear" ("Best Artist's Work", "Special Jury Prize" 2007) . In 2004 in MDT took part in the celebration of the 10th anniversary of the Festival "Golden Mask" in Moscow on 7 showing the best performances . In 2005, the 20th anniversary performance of "Brothers & Sisters" theater opened project "Golden Mask" Legendary performances of the XX century .

The Small Drama Theater conducts great international work in the alliance of European theaters in which he was invited in 1992 . The decision of the General Assembly of the Union of European Theaters in 1998 awarded the status of the Theater of Europe . To date only three theaters in the world have this status - Parisian Odeon, mila sky Piccolo Theater and the St. Petersburg Maly Drama . This fact is not accidental . In the last decade, Maly Drama Theater became one of the leaders of the world theatrical process . Theater performances have been featured in almost every corner of the globe - more than sixty cities in Europe, Australia , South and North America, South-East Asia took theater performances, and today the level of Russian theatrical art is judged by foreign audiences, in many respects by the performances of MDT .

Young directors and actors from the USA, Germany, France, Italy, Switzerland, Finland, Spain, Hungary, the countries of Scandinavia . Today actors work in the troupe, most of which are students of Lev Dodin of different years . Among them are such masters as: Tatyana Shestakova, Natalia Akimova, Pyotr Semak Tatiana Shuko, Sergei Kuryshev, Ksenia Rappoport, Igor Ivanov, Elena Kalinina, Alexander Zavyalov Sergey Vlasov, Igor Chernevich, Angelica Nevolina, Natalya Fomenko Irina Tychinina, Sergey Kozyrev, Tatiana Rasskazova and many other .

Useful information

Cashier Theater works daily from 12 to 19.30.

Addresses: St. Petersburg, ul. Rubinstein, 18; tel .: +7 (812) 113-20-78.