The first professional young spectator's theatre in the world - Saratov Academic Kiselev Youth Theatre - celebrated it’s 90th anniversary in 2008.

The theatre opened in 1918 with the name "Free for the Proletarian and Peasant Children Soviet Drama Youth Theatre named after the leader of the Worker’s-peasant’s Revolution - V.I. Lenin", it appeared in the times of breakdown and starvation and encouraged children's spirit, it helped them to live with the spiritual fare. It was rather strange but its first performance wasn't ideological one with a revolutionary theme, it was a tale of the "reactionary symbolist and mystic", how Maeterlinck was branded that time, "The Blue Bird". And since its opening night the bird of happiness never leaves Saratov Youth Theatre.

Saratov Kiselev Youth Theatre as a theatre for family in expectation of the anniversary started the project "The Return of the Blue Bird" for parents and children, the project was supported by the grant from the Governor Deputy of the Saratov Oblast. And beside the discussion meetings and lectures on the history of the theatre, of the play, of its first performances in the Moscow Art Theatre (1908) and in Saratov (1918) the theatre prepared the main Christmas present for its spectators.  

The wonder-tale of Maurice Maeterlinck - is a Christmas parable, the wisest poetical story with a finest humor and surprises. It's a story about the adventures of the two children, who tries to find the symbol of happiness - The Blue bird; the play is full of faith in the human rebirth, in kindness and power of a man, in his aspiration to knowledge of the essence of all things, to understanding the laws of life and nature, to knowing true love, freedom and unity of the world. We hope that with our theatre "The Blue Bird" will fly over the world.
Actors:

Tyltyl	Ridel Yuly Petrovich
Mytyl	Klimova Marina Gennadievna Protasova Irina Vladimirovna
The Fairy Berylune and Neighbor Berlinglot, the Luxury of Sleeping more than Necessary	Vovnenko Elena Vitalievna
Mother Tyl, The Willow Spirit, the Joy of Maternal Love	Polozova Marina Ivanovna Shanina Victoriya Victorovna
Father Tyl, The Oak Spirit, the Luxury of Being Rich	Varenov Alexey Nikolayevich Emelyanov Valery Nikolayevich
Granny Tyl	Osherova (Lavrentieva) Svetlana Vasilievna
Gaffer Tyl, Time, Destiny	Osherov Yury Petrovich
Cat Tylette	Voloshina Zhanna Vasilievna Nikulina Svetlana Igorevna
Dog Tylo	Karabanov Alexey Nikolayevich Krivega Alexey Vladimirovich
The Soul of Light	Samokhina Victoria Anatolievna
The Fire, The Chestnut-tree Spirit, he Luxury of Being a Landowner	Fedorov Alexander Dmitrievich Chernyshev Alexey Nickolaevich
The Water, The Pine Spirit, the Luxury of Doing Nothing	Beskrovnaya Anastasiya Sergeevna Lykova Tamara Konstantinovna
The Milk, The Night, The Lime-tree Spirit, The Luxury of Satisfied Vanity	Chupikova Tatyana Pavlovna Kuzin Artem Evgenievich
The Sugar, The Ivy Spirit	Shchedrin Anton Yurievich Rotachkov Alexey Gennadievich
The Bread, The Beech Spirit	Skachkov Dmitry Valentinovich Divlyatshin Ruslan Sergeevich
The Poplar Spirit, the Happiness of Being Well	Egorov Vladimir Vladimirovich