The Serbian National Theatre (Srpsko narodno pozorište) is Novi Sad’s one-stop location for the performing arts and cultural events. Visit the Serbian National Theatre to experience the talents of Serbian actors, appreciate the venue’s superb acoustics, laugh aloud with comedians and watch interpretations of famous plays.
Appreciate the history of this famous spot. Significant members of the Serbian Reading Room established the theater in 1861, when the nation was part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. In 1867 the theater began providing traveling performances and held shows in Belgrade and the towns of Vojvodina province. The theater changed names several times during the 1900s and joined forces with Osijek National Theatre of present-day Croatia. It moved to today’s modern building in 1981.
Note the three performance spaces inside the theater building. The main auditorium has a 935-seat capacity and takes its name from the co-founder, Jovan Dordević. The second auditorium holds 373 spectators and honors the former actor and theater director Pera Dobrinović. A third is an intimate area with only 118 seats.
Enjoy a night at the opera with productions of Carmina Burana, La Boheme, Madame Butterfly or The Magic Flute, among others. Be amazed by the elegance of light-footed dancers during adaptations of ballets such as Don Quixote, Romeo and Juliet, Swan Lake and The Nutcracker. See comedies and dramas written by Serbian playwrights, including Brannislav Nušić, Jovan Sterija Popović and Milena Marković.
Find the theater in Novi Sad’s city center a short walk from Liberty Square. Public buses stop behind the building. The neo-Renaissance City Hall and the Church of the Virgin Mary are nearby attractions worth visiting.
Events take place at the Serbian National Theatre throughout the year. Purchase your tickets in person at the box office. Alternatively, reserve them before arriving in the city via the theater’s official website, which also has an up-to-date schedule.