Description of the attraction
The Shota Rustaveli Academic Theater is one of the cultural attractions of Tbilisi. The theater is located on the central avenue of the city - Shota Rustaveli - and is one of the most beautiful buildings that are located here.
The Academic Theater was erected at the beginning of the first half of the 20th century, but despite this, the original decoration of the building has survived to this day. The foyer of the theater was painted in 1919 by the "great four" - L. Gudiashvili, S. Ziga, D. Kakabadze and S. Sudeikin.
The modern theater was founded in 1921 on the basis of the State Drama Theater that existed since 1920. In 1921, the institution was named Shota Rustaveli.
Since the mid-20s. the theater was directed by A. Akhmetel. Then the main place in the theatrical repertoire was assigned to Soviet drama. Such performances as "Anzor" by Shanshiashvili, "Rift" by Lavrenev, "Lamara" by Vazha Pshavela, "The Robbers" by Schiller and others eventually formed the heroic-romantic direction of the Tbilisi theater, nominating the collective into the ranks of the best theaters in the USSR. In 1966 the theater was awarded the honorary title of academic. And today the performances of this academic theater delight not only the residents of Tbilisi, but also the guests of the city. At present, the head of the theater is the famous Georgian theater figure R. Sturua.
The Drama Theater puts on performances of various trends and genres. For example, it is here that one of the most popular and best productions of "Othello" by W. Shakespeare is performed both in Georgia and around the world. In addition to this performance, the theater is also worth a visit to the performance "Richard III". The most outstanding productions of past years: "Lawsuit" by G. Eristavi, "Sheep Spring" by Lope de Vega, "Eclipse of the Sun in Georgia" by Z. Antonov, "Heroes of Hereti" by S. Shanshiashvili, "Hamlet" by U. Shakespeare, "Earthquake in Lisbon”P. Kakabadze,“Salem process”by A. Miller,“Caucasian chalk circle”by B. Brecht and“Macbeth”by W. Shakespeare.
