Tovstonogov Bolshoi Drama Theater

Tovstonogov Bolshoi Drama Theater
Большой драматический театр имени Георгия Товстоногова
BDT (БДТ)
The Bolshoi Drama Historic Stage, Fontanka Embankment, St. Petersburg
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AddressFontanka Embankment, 65
Saint Petersburg
Russia
Opened1919
Website
bdt.spb.ru

Tovstonogov Bolshoi Drama Theater (Russian: Большой драматический театр имени Г. А. Товстоногова; literally Tovstonogov Great Drama Theater), formerly known as Gorky Bolshoi Drama Theater (Russian: Большой Драматический Театр имени Горького) (1931–1992), often referred to as the Bolshoi Drama Theater and by the acronym BDT (Russian: БДТ), is a theater in Saint Petersburg, that is considered one of the best Russian theaters.[1] The theater is named after its long-time director Georgy Tovstonogov. Andrey Moguchy was the artistic director of the theater in 2013–2023 years.

The theater is also encountered in literature as the Great Drama Theater or Great Dramatic Theater of Leningrad.

The main scene and auditorium of BDT (before a performance of Quartet by Ronald Harwood)
Entrance to the theater
  1. ^ Emperor Theater on Fontanka Archived 27 March 2008 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)