Donetsk Academic Regional Drama Theater
| Donetsk Academic Regional Drama Theatre | |
|---|---|
The theatre in 2021 | |
| Former names | Donetsk Regional Drama Theatre |
| General information | |
| Architectural style | Monumental Classicism |
| Address | Theatre Square, 1, Mariupol |
| Town or city | Mariupol |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Inaugurated | 1887 |
| Destroyed | March 16, 2022 |
| Official name | Будівля драматичного театру (Building of the Drama Theater) |
| Type | Architecture, History, Monumental Art |
| Reference no. | 2056-Дн |
47°05′46″N 37°32′55″E / 47.09611°N 37.54861°E
Donetsk Academic Regional Drama Theatre (Ukrainian: Донецький академічний обласний драматичний театр, romanized: Donetskyi akademichnyi oblasnyi dramatychnyi teatr; Russian: Донецкий академический областной драматический театр, romanized: Donetskiy akademicheskiy oblastnoy dramaticheskiy teatr) or Mariupol Drama Theatre (Ukrainian: Маріупольський драматичний театр; Russian: Мариупольский драматический театр, romanized: Mariupolsky dramatichesky teatr) is a theatre in Mariupol in southern Ukraine. The modern theatre was constructed in 1960 in the approximate location of the former Church of Mary Magdalene. The theatre was known as Donetsk Regional Drama Theatre before it was given academic status in November 2007. It was largely destroyed by Russian military airstrikes on 16 March 2022, resulting in the deaths of around 600 people. Since then, the Russian authorities have initiated the reconstruction.