Description
Terazije Theatre was founded on December 23, 1949 as the “Humorous Theatre” and then changed its name several times. From 1954 to 1959, it was called the “Belgrade Comedy”, and after merging with the Belgrade Drama Theatre in the autumn of 1959, it became the Contemporary Theatre with two stages – at the Red Cross and at Terazije. With the new season of 1975/76, it became independent again, under its current name – the Terazije Theatre.
In the first years of its existence, the repertoire of the Terazije Theatre consisted mainly of comedies and plays with singing. Later, operettas began to be performed, and in the 1960s the first licensed musicals such as Oklahoma (1966), West Side Story (1968) and Kiss Me, Kate (1969) were added to the repertoire.
During its seven decades of existence, the Terazije Theatre has continuously enriched its drama, orchestral, ballet and choir ensembles with new, primarily young, talented and educated artists. This has always brought it a dominant note of artistic freshness, which the audience has unmistakably been able to recognize.
Today, the Terazije Theatre is synonymous with musicals and musical theatre, not only in Belgrade, but also throughout the country. In addition to performing Broadway hits such as Cabaret, Grease or A Chorus Line, the Terazije Theatre's repertoire today also includes the following plays: Gypsies Are Found Near Heaven, Chicago, Some Like It Hot, The Producers, Mamma Mia!, The Drowsy Chaperone, Flashdance, Women on the verge of a nervous breakdown, as well as the world hit The Phantom of the Opera. In recent decades, the Terazije Theatre has also nurtured and developed plays based on domestic literature that we recognize as “domestic musicals”, including Lutka sa naslovne strane (Front Cover Babe), The Marathon Family, Na slovo, na slovo (First Letter Given), as well as ever-popular plays such as Zona Zamfirova, Glavo luda (Silly Head), Mr. Dollar or Sa druge strane jastuka (On the Other Side of the Pillow).
Professional cooperation: Terazije Theatre
Artistic realization: Nadežda Skočajić, Academic Graphic Artist
