Lithuanian National Drama Theatre (), located on Gediminas Avenue in

Vilnius Vilnius ( , ) is the capital of and List of cities in Lithuania#Cities, largest city in Lithuania and the List of cities in the Baltic states by population, most-populous city in the Baltic states. The city's estimated January 2025 population w ...

, is one of Lithuania's most prominent publicly funded performing arts venues and cultural institutions. Founded as a Vilnius State Theatre in 1940, it became Lithuanian National Drama Theatre in 1998. The theatre's façade featuring the Feast of Muses () sculpture by Stanislovas Kuzma has become a landmark of Vilnius city.

Notable productions

2010–2016

*''Visuomenės priešas (Public Enemy)'' by Henrik Ibsen directed by Jonas Vaitkus (2011) *''Chaosas (Chaos)'' by Mika Myllyaho directed by Yana Ross (2011) *''Išvarymas (Expulsion)'' by Marius Ivaškevičius, directed by Oskaras Koršunovas (2011) *''Katedra (Cathedral)'' by Justinas Marcinkevičius directed by Oskaras Koršunovas (2012) *''Mūsų klasė (Our Class)'' by Tadeusz Słobodzianek directed by Yana Ross (2013) *''Kosmosas+ (Cosmos+)'' directed by Kirsten Dehlholm (2014) *''Jelizaveta Bam (Elizabeth Bam)'' by Daniil Charms directed by Oskaras Koršunovas (2015) *''Kankinys (Martyr)'' by Marius von Mayenburg directed by Oskaras Koršunovas (2015) *''Didvyrių aikštė (Heroes‘ Square)'' by Thomas Bernhard directed by Krystian Lupa (2015) *''Borisas Godunovas (Boris Godunov)'' by Alexander Pushkin directed by Eimuntas Nekrošius (2015) *''Oidipo mitas (The Oedipus Myth)'' by Sophocles, Euripides, Aeschylus directed by Gintaras Varnas (2016)

References

External links

* {{Authority control 1940 establishments in Lithuania Performing groups established in 1940 Theatres in Vilnius Vilnius Old Town