Old Theatre of Vilnius ( lt, Vilniaus senasis teatras) is a

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Vilnius Vilnius ( , ; see also other names) is the capital and largest city of Lithuania, with a population of 592,389 (according to the state register) or 625,107 (according to the municipality of Vilnius). The population of Vilnius's functional urb ...

, the capital of Lithuania. Performances in it are mainly held in Russian (or in Russian with Lithuanian subtitles), as well as in Lithuanian. It was established in 1864 by the actor of

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Pavel Vasilyev as Russian Drama Theatre (russian: Русский драматический театр, lt, Lietuvos rusų dramos teatras). At that time it was the only theatre in Vilnius. During the

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, the theatre was disestablished and re-established in 1946. Following the

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, the theatre was renamed the Old Theatre of Vilnius.

References

External links

Official website
{{Europe-theat-struct-stub 1864 establishments in the Russian Empire Organizations established in 1864 Theatres in Vilnius