In the late 19th century, and it is in the 60s, in Cherepovets had music and drama club. The repertoire of the circle was quite diverse, made up of his jokes, comedy and vaudeville, popular not only in provincial theaters, but also in the capitals. We put and such plays as "The Marriage Bal'zaminova", "Wolves and Sheep", "The Inspector General" by Gogol. The cultural life of the city have made the highlight performances. In 1899 the theater was renamed the circle.

In 1914, with funds provided by the City Government. It begins construction of a building for the theater of bricks. The theater was completed in 1916 and is a brick two-storey building in which there were two mirrors in the foyer and elegant auditorium for up to a thousand people. In Cherepovets organized two theater groups - "Creativity dramatic artists" and "The People's House", which later united in the troupe began to work in the new building. The theater itself became officially known as "Provincial indicative theater." Gorky's play "Philistines" where GA Belov starred, was the first production staged in the Soviet era.

In 1920-1940-s Theatre Cherepovets repeatedly reorganized and renamed. In wartime, the theater has successfully toured the area, but in 1948, ceases to exist due to the complete lack of funding. It was only decades later begins its revival. There are new people with all my heart aching for the theater. And in the industrial city in 1993, the rebirth of the theater, so the required town. Within a few years the theater has existed formally. Only in 1998, the troupe was formed and created a repertoire. The main director of the Cherepovets Chamber Theatre is Tatyana Makarova. But due to lack of its own scenic grounds, the theater was forced to rent a stage GDK "Ammophos". Performances staged in the "Ammophos" and presented the viewer Chamber Theater, were of interest not only to the public Cherepovets.

In 2000, the chief director awarded the prize in the nomination "Person of the XX century" for the revival of the theater. Today, the theater is located in its own building, which is located in the historic center of the city. The theater building was opened November 4, 2007, after a major overhaul. The theater is equipped with modern facilities. The capacity of the auditorium is 438 seats. The theater employs a permanent acting troupe organized a drama school for children, which to date, classes are held in three age groups.

Currently the theater's repertoire consists of 20 performances of different genres, from classics to the Russian domestic and foreign authors of modern times. Its repertoire consistently updated, the newest performances appear designed for family viewing. The performances attended by a live orchestra and ballet. A large group of artists taking part in the creation of performances and doing the work make-up, props and decorators. Artists Theatre performances in Cherepovets help to live a long and colorful life.

Chamber Theatre has actively participated in various festivals (Moscow, Vishny Volochek, Omsk), an international conference of Turgenev in Orel, successfully toured in Vologda and the region. Vigorously studied small forms - solo performances, "appartment on the stage", and chamber concerts. Chamber Theatre is actively cooperating with the best theaters in the capital, St. Petersburg and other Russian cities. Chamber Theatre - a theater center of Cherepovets. The main artistic director of the theater from January 2010 is Zurab Nanobashvili.