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Yerevan Drama Theatre

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Yerevan Drama Theatre
Yerevan Drama Theatre. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

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Hrachya Ghaplanyan Drama Theatre (Armenian: Հրաչյա Ղափլանյանի անվան դրամատիկական թատրոն) is a municipal theatre founded in 1967 by Hrachya Ghaplanyan. It is located in the Kentron district of Yerevan, on 28 Isahakyan Street.

The theatre has toured Russia, the United States, Georgia, Bulgaria, Poland, England, Romania, and Hungary, and has participated in several Shakespeare festivals.

The theatre's program includes both classical and modern works, with over 100 plays having been staged in the theatre.

Famous actors who have performed at the theatre include Marie Rose Abousefian, Ashot Ghazaryan, Hrachya Ghazaryan, Rafael Kotanjyan, Evelina Shahiryan, Levon Sharafyan, and Anahit Topchyan.

Today, there are 15 performances in the theatre's repertoire.

Adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)。Photography via Wikimedia Commons.