The Ivan Franko National Academic Drama Theatre is Kyiv's foremost drama stage, named after the Ukrainian poet and writer Ivan Franko. Founded in 1920 in Vinnytsia by director Hnat Yura and actors from the Molodyi Teatr, the company moved to Kyiv in 1926 and has occupied the former Solovtsov Theatre building ever since. It received the academic title in 1940 and national status in 1994, and today runs a repertoire of over 50 productions spanning Ukrainian and world classics alongside contemporary drama.
The theater announced a joint project with the French National Theater in Lyon - a production based on Sofia Andrukhovych's novel 'Amadoka' directed by French director Jules Audrey.
At the age of 78, Natalya Omelchuk, an honored artist of Ukraine and actress of the Ivan Franko Theater, passed away.
The theater announced plans to open a third stage - an experimental space 'Scene under the Chimeras', inspired by the architecture of the Horodetsky House.
The premiere of the production 'Kalynova Sopilka' based on a poetic text by Oksana Zabuzhko took place on the Sergei Danchenko chamber stage.
The theater presented the premiere of the production 'Nevelchka Drama' and continues its active creative work even during wartime.
