TATAR NATIONAL DRAMA AND COMEDY THEATRE N.A.  K.TINCHURIN

The Theatre has bright and original history. It was established in 1933 as the affiliate  of  Tatar State  Academic Theatre on the initiative of famous play-writer K.Tinchurin and the First Congress of  Farmers. The Theatre was started as Farmers Theatre, later it was reorganized into Republican Travelling Theatre, and  finally appeared as Tatar National Drama and Comedy Theatre.

The first performance took place on November 6, 1933. At that time the company of the theatre was formed mainly by the actors  of  Tatar State Academic Theatre.

 In the 50s graduates of  Kazan Theatre School started to work at the Theatre.

The year of 1998 was a turning point in the history of the Theatre. That year the  theatre was named after one of its founders, outstanding Tatar actor, director and play-writer Karim Tinchurin. In February of the building constructed in 1904. Whish belonged to Academic Theatre n.a. G.Kamal. The Theatre reviewed the repertoire, started to seek after new styles and genres.

High creative potential make the company popular in towns and villages of  Tatarstan and far beyond its borders.