Mikhail Bulgakov's "Batomi" conveys an era full of anxiety and revolutionary sentiments at the beginning of the 20th century, when a significant political figure like Joseph Stalin emerged on the stage. What kind of impact did he have on Batumi? How, and in what form, did Joseph Stalin turn the peaceful seaside city around? These questions will be explored in the play, directed by Alexander Kantaria, the Artistic Director of the Batumi Ilia Chavchavadze State Drama Theater.
Batumi Ilia Chavchavadze State Drama Theatre opened in 1952 and is the oldest dramatic theatre in Ajara, based in the centre of Batumi.