Serbian National Theatre
The Serbian National Theatre (Serbian: Српско народно позориште or Srpsko narodno pozorište), founded in Novi Sad is the oldest professional theatre in Serbia. The theatre was founded in 1861 during a conference of the Serbian National Theatre Society, composed of memebers of the Serbian Reading Room (Srpska čitaonica), held in Novi Sad. The first General Manager of the Serbian National Theatre was Jovan Đorđević. The founding fathers were: Svetozar Miletić; Stevan Branovački; Jovan Jovanović Zmaj; Jovan Đorđević; Dimitrije Ruzić; Dimitrije Marković Kikinđanin; Nikola Nedeljković; Kosta Hadzić; Mihailo Gavrilović; Mihailo Racković; Mladen Cvijić; Stevan Čekić; Draginja Popović Ruzić.
The building which the theatre currently occupies was opened in March 1981.
See also
- National Theatre in Belgrade, founded in 1868.
- Theatre on Đumruk in Belgrade, founded in 1841.
- Knjaževsko-srpski teatar (Royal Serbian Theatre) in Kragujevac, founded in 1835, the oldest theatre in central Serbia.
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