Minsk Drama Theatre. Gorky began in the 20s of the last century as an itinerant theater. He created his talented actor Vladimir Kumelsky. Theater travel around the city, staged plays based on the works of Russian literature and following the traditions of classical theater school. In 1928, the theater began to work in Bobruisk, and was called regional drama theater. In 1932 the theater was offered a job in Mogilev, where the theater was given the name of the State Russian Drama Theatre of the BSSR.

In 1940 it was decided to move the theater in Minsk, but this was prevented by the war. During the war years the theater has worked in Moscow, Mogilev, Grodno and toured hospitals and fronts, where he had continued success. His repertoire included such plays as "The Kremlin chimes", "Russian question", "Othello." In 1947, the theater moved to Minsk. His magnificent performance of "King Lear" by William Shakespeare was a great success not only in the USSR but also abroad. The repertoire was a lot of performances on the works of Maxim Gorky's "Philistines", "Children of the Sun", "Vassa Zheleznova." In 1955, for outstanding achievements in the performing arts, the theater was named after Maxim Gorky.

1955 was a turning point in the work of the Minsk Drama Theater, which was to apply to the creation of the Belarusian playwrights. His repertoire includes performances based on the works appear Polessky, Shemyakin, Gubarevich Romanova. In 1994 Minsk Drama Theatre. Gorky received academic status, and in 1999 - the National.

The theater building was built before the war and was originally Minsk Choral Synagogue. After the Revolution, located here first workers' club, then the cinema "Kultura". After the war, the building was thoroughly rebuilt and transferred to the Minsk Theater.

Today, the theater is one main stage with an auditorium for 502 seats. Hall kept the unique acoustic properties of a pre-revolutionary times. Here act like famous Belarusian and foreign artists.