The Serbian National Theatre ( sr, Српско народно позориште, Srpsko narodno pozorište), located in

Novi Sad Novi Sad ( sr-Cyrl, Нови Сад, ; hu, Újvidék, ; german: Neusatz; see below for other names) is the second largest city in Serbia and the capital of the autonomous province of Vojvodina. It is located in the southern portion of the Pan ...

, is one of the major theatres of

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History

The current building of the theatre was opened in March 1981. 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 first general manager of the Serbian National Theatre was

Jovan Đorđević Jovan Đorđević (13 November 1826 – 9 April 1900) was a Serbian writer, dramatist, Minister of Education and the co-founder of the Novi Sad Serbian National Theatre in 1861, the National Theatre in Belgrade in 1868 and the Academy of Dramatic ...

and the second was Dimitrije Mihailović. The founding fathers were: Dr. Jovan Andrejević-Joles,

Svetozar Miletić Svetozar Miletić ( sr-cyr, Светозар Милетић; 22 February 1826 – 4 February 1901) was a Serbian lawyer, journalist, author and politician who served as the mayor of Novi Sad between 1861 and 1862 and again from 1867 to 1868. ...

, Stevan Branovački,

Jovan Jovanović Zmaj Jovan Jovanović Zmaj ( sr-cyr, Јован Јовановић Змаj, pronounced ; 24 November 1833 – 1 June 1904) was a Serbian poet. Jovanović worked as a physician; he wrote in many poetry genres, including love, lyric, patriotic, poli ...

, Dimitrije Ružić, Dimitrije Marković Kikinđanin, Nikola Nedeljković, Dimitrije Mihailović, Kosta Hadžić,

Mihailo Gavrilović Mihailo Gavrilović ( Serbian Cyrillic: Михаило Гавриловић), (Aleksinac, May 8, 1868 – London, November 1, 1924), was a Serbian historian and diplomat. Early life Mihailo Gavrilović was born at Aleksinac in central Serbia on ...

, Mihailo Racković, Mladen Cvijić, Stevan Čekić and

Draginja Popović-Ružić Draginja ( sr, Драгиња) is a feminine given name. Notable people with the name include: * Draginja Adamović (1925–2000), Serbian poet * Draginja Babić (1886-1915), Serbian doctor * Draginja Vlasic (1928–2011), Serbian painter * Draginj ...

. An annual theatre festival

Sterijino pozorje Sterijino pozorje ( sr-cyr, Стеријино позорје) is an annual theater festival held since 1956 in the Serbian National Theater in Novi Sad, featuring the national theaters of Serbia and previously Yugoslavia. It is the most prestigiou ...

is held in Serbian National Theatre since 1956.

Gallery

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Uroš Predić Uroš Predić ( sr-Cyrl, Урош Предић, ; Orlovat, 7 December 1857 – Belgrade, 12 February 1953) was a Serbian Realist painter. Predić is perhaps best known for his early works depicting ordinary people, as well as his many portrai ...

, 1897 File:Serbian National Theatre Sept 2005.jpg, Serbian National Theatre building from outside File:Srpsko Narodno pozoriste Serbian National Theatre 02.jpg, Serbian National Theatre building File:Srpsko narodno pozorište - panoramio.jpg, Serbian National Theatre during

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