The Polish Theater in Vilnius (; ) is a

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theater in

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. It was founded in 1963 by actress and director Irena Rymowicz. It staged its first premiere comedy ''Ladies and Hussars'' by

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in 1965. In 1990, the Polish Theater in Vilnius was awarded a collective Honorary Badge of Merit for Polish Culture :pl:Odznaka honorowa Zasłużony dla Kultury Polskiej from the

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. Since 1992 the artistic director and director of the theater is

Irena Litvinovič Irena Litvinovič () (born 23 August 1958, Vilnius, Lithuania) is a Poles in Lithuania, Polish-Lithuanian educator, theatre director, politician and cultural activist for the community of Poles in Lithuania.Russian Drama Theater of Lithuania Old Theatre of Vilnius (), built in 1913 as Pohulanka Theatre and formerly known as Russian Drama Theatre of Lithuania (or Lithuanian Russian Dramatic Theatre) and other names, is a theatre in the Vilnius Old Town, Old Town of Vilnius. It is the ...

. Since 2001 the theater is located in the House of Polish Culture in Vilnius. During the more than 50-year period of continuous activity Polish Theater in Vilnius had more than 60 premieres and 3,000 performances, including occasional theatrical scenes and Christmas shows for children. The repertoire consists of dramas, comedies, fairy tales and farce by Polish, Lithuanian and world classical authors. The theater regularly performs in Lithuania and Poland. It is also the regular participant of many amateur theater festivals in Lithuania (''Vilniaus rampa'', ''Juoko sūkurys'', ''Atspindžiai'') and in Poland (in

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, Rzeszów, Tychy, Głogów, Bełżyce). The theater has toured in Latvia, Belarus, Ukraine, Estonia, the Russian Federation, and Armenia.

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Polish Theater in Vilnius

Polski Teatr w Wilnie
(in Polish) {{DEFAULTSORT:Polish Theater In Vilnius Theatres in Vilnius 1963 establishments in Lithuania Performing groups established in 1963