The Andon Zako Çajupi Theatre, named for

Andon Zako Çajupi Andon Zako Çajupi (27 March 186611 July 1930) was an Albanian lawyer, playwright, poet and rilindas. Biography He was born in the village of Sheper, Upper Zagoria, Albania, then Ottoman Empire, on 27 March 1866. Çajupi's father, Harito Zak ...

, is the city theatre of the city of

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in southern

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.History of the A. Z. Çajupi Theatre (Korce municipality website)
/ref> The theatre opened in 1950 and has been working since, without interruption. In 2016 the theatre was reconstructed to turn it into a modern theatre. Firstly, when it was opened the theatre was made by 10 professional actors and 15 amateur actors. Today there are famous actors and directors such as: Zamira Kita, Sotiraq Bratko, Blerta Belliu, Ilda Pepi, Klodjana Keco, Paola Kodra etc. Since 2013 in this theatre is held KOKO Fest or Korça Comedy. The most famous shows shown are: Othello, Besa,

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and

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