Editing Kirov, Kirov Oblast (section)

=== Theaters ===
The oldest theater in the city is the Kirov Drama Theater, founded in 1877. In the theater there are performances based on the best plays of [[Aristophanes]], [[A. N. Ostrovsky|A.N. Ostrovsky]], [[Fyodor Dostoevsky|F.M. Dostoevsky]], [[Anton Chekhov|A.P. Chekhov]], M.A. Bulgakov, on the prose of A.A. Platonov, I.A. Bunin. The repertoire is decorated with performances based on foreign classics – a play by [[Molière]], prose by [[Alexandre Dumas|A. Dumas]]. Modern drama is represented by the names of [[Nikolay Kolyada|Nikolai Kolyada]], [[Oleg Bogayev|Oleg Bogaev]], Dmitry Bogoslavsky, [[Yaroslava Pulinovich]], Oleg Mikhailov, Yulia Tupikina. In addition, the theater holds screenings of sketches of performances based on plays by modern domestic and foreign playwrights in the format of a creative laboratory and a discussion club.<ref>{{cite web |title=Информация о театре |url=https://kirovdramteatr.ru/about/ |website=Кировский драматический театр}}</ref>

The repertoire of "Theater on Spasskaya" includes performances for children, youth and adults.<ref>{{cite web |title=О театре |url=https://ekvus-kirov.ru/about/ |website=Театр на Спасской}}</ref>

The Kirov Afanasyev Puppet Theater is one of the oldest puppet theaters in Russia, founded in 1935. The festival "Vyatka – the City of Childhood" is held with the support of the theater. As part of the festival, the Kirov audience could see performances from Italy, Armenia, as well as from other regions of Russia.<ref>{{cite web |title=История театра |url=https://kirovkukla.ru/istoriya-teatra |website=Театр кукол}}</ref><gallery mode="packed" widths="550" heights="160">
File:Здание театра. Киров.jpg|Drama Theater
File:Здание Общественного собрания (1816 год), вид с ул.Спасской.jpg|Theater on Spasskaya
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