Serbian National Theatre
Српско народно позориште | |
 The Serbian National Theatre in Novi Sad | |
  Serbian National Theatre Location within Novi Sad | |
| Location | Novi Sad, Serbia |
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| Coordinates | 45°15′18″N 19°50′35″E / 45.2549°N 19.8431°E |
| Type | Theatre |
| Opened | 28 July 1861 |
| Website | |
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The Serbian National Theatre (Serbian: Српско народно позориште or Srpsko narodno pozorište), located in Novi Sad, is one of the major theatres of Serbia.
History
The Serbian National Theatre was founded in 1861 during a conference of the Serbian National Theatre Society, composed of members of the Serbian Reading Room (Srpska čitaonica), held in Novi Sad. The current building of the theatre was opened in March 1981.
The first general manager of the Serbian National Theatre was Jovan Đorđević. The founding fathers were: Dr. Jovan Andrejević-Joles, Svetozar Miletić, Stevan Branovački, Jovan Jovanović Zmaj, Jovan Đorđević, Dimitrije Ružić, Dimitrije Marković Kikinđanin, Nikola Nedeljković, Kosta Hadžić, Mihailo Gavrilović, Mihailo Racković, Mladen Cvijić, Stevan Čekić and Draginja Popović-Ružić.
See also
- Youth Theatre
- Novi Sad Theatre
- National Theatre in Belgrade
- Theatre on Đumruk
- Knjaževsko-srpski teatar (Royal Serbian Theatre) in Kragujevac, founded in 1835, the oldest theatre in Serbia.
- National Theatre in Subotica, founded in 1854, the oldest theatre in Vojvodina.
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