Problems of the Ukrainian Theatre Art Since the 1960s–1980s

The purpose of the article is to summarize the creative, productive and educational activity of the Ukrainian theatre since the 1960s–1980s, which was highlighted the author’s previous articles. Methodology of investigation consists of several methods: analytical method (to study historical, art critical and culture logical resources to form the methodological fundamentals of the research); historical method (to analyze the general circumstances of the development of the Ukrainian theoretical art at that period of time); method of art criticism (to research the main achievements and failures of the Ukrainian theatre); method of searching (to look for the information to prove the author’s suggestions) and theoretical method (to summarize the results of the research). Scientific novelty of work is the author’s point of view on the condition of the dramaturgy of the investigated period, which is different from the widespread opinion. The author proposes his own vision of the problems of the social and political life and the changes in the bureaucratic apparatus, which ruled the theatrical sphere at that period. Conclusions. In the article, the author has shown that in the 1960s-1980s the Ukrainian theatre was under the pressure of the Soviet authority, which did its best to prevent staging the actual problematic play in the Ukrainian theatres and to provide formal personal management in the theatres. Despite the state policy, the artists tried actively to take part in the social life of the country and develop the theatrical sphere