Theater of Tallinn
These are statements of
modern Russian and western playwrights, Russian and international classics, the Estonian
dramatic art, performances for children. During it's tours theatre has visited many cities of the
former USSR: from Kaliningrad to Chita, from Murmansk to Tashkent. Last year's Russian
theatre of Estonia toured Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Riga, Vilnius, Novgorod, took part in
various festivals. Some well-known theater directors (Andrey Tarkovsky, Roman Viktjuk,
Juriy Sillart, Lembit Ulfsack and others) worked on a stage of Russian theatre. The theatre
puts about 8-10 premieres per year.
A building of theatre is located in the center of Tallinn. F.Skuinsh constructed it in 1926 first
as the cinema. And up to now it keeps magnificent glamour of an interior. In one of theatre
halls takes place the art gallery, which carries exhibitions of Russian and Estonian artist.