Liteyny Theatre
Theatre in St. Petersburg, Russia
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The State Dramatic Theatre on Liteyny Avenue (Государственный драматический Театр на Литейном) is a theatre at 51 Liteyny Avenue, Saint Petersburg, Russia. It was founded in 1909.[1] Konstantin Tverskoy worked at the Liteinyi Theatre as director,[2] Savely Schleifer (1881–1943) as designer.[3] The Narodnaia Komedia (January 1920) took up Meyerhold's experiments from the Liteyni and Hermitage Theatre.[4] The theatre produced many unusual offerings. In 1909 the Japanese play Terakoya was presented.[5] Boris Romanov (1891-1957) choreographed the cabaret The Goatlegged,[6][7] and Arkady Averchenko contributed sketches and vaudevilles.[8]
In 1993 the Liteinyi's theatre troupe toured America with a production of George Bernard Shaw's Great Catherine in Russian.[9]
