Sundukyan State Academic Theatre of Yerevan
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Sundukyan State Academic Theatre of Yerevan, founded in 1922, is the oldest modern theatre in Armenia
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Well-known actors and directors such as Vardan Ajemian
, Valentin Podpomogov, Vahram Papazian, Hrachia Ghaplanyan, Hrachya Nersisian, Hasmik, Avet Avetisian, and Arus Voskanian were the stars of teatre's group. They performed both national and foreign plays, such as - Sundukian's "The testament", Muratsan's "Rouzan", Shant's "Ancient gods", Camus's "Caligula", Chekhov's "The cherry garden", etc. People's Artist of the USSR Varduhi Varderesyan
is the leading actress of Sundukyan Theatre.
The theatre is named after Gabriel Sundukian, who founded
the Armenian school of realistic drama.
Armenia
Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...
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Well-known actors and directors such as Vardan Ajemian
Vardan Ajemian
Vardan Mkrtchi Ajemian was a Soviet Armenian theatral director and actor, People's Artist of USSR . Hero of Socialist Labour .He studied in Yerevan and Moscow. In 1928 he founded the Second Armenian State Theatre , in 1939 he moved to Yerevan Sundukian Theatre and became its artistic director...
, Valentin Podpomogov, Vahram Papazian, Hrachia Ghaplanyan, Hrachya Nersisian, Hasmik, Avet Avetisian, and Arus Voskanian were the stars of teatre's group. They performed both national and foreign plays, such as - Sundukian's "The testament", Muratsan's "Rouzan", Shant's "Ancient gods", Camus's "Caligula", Chekhov's "The cherry garden", etc. People's Artist of the USSR Varduhi Varderesyan
Varduhi Varderesyan
Varduhi Varderesyan born 19 March 1928, in Bucharest, Romania is an Armenian actress. She repatriated to Armenia in 1946, where she finished the studio of Leninakan Dramatical Theater , then worked in the same theater. Since 1958, she has been one of the leading actresses of the Sundukyan Drama...
is the leading actress of Sundukyan Theatre.
The theatre is named after Gabriel Sundukian, who founded
the Armenian school of realistic drama.