The Children’s Theatre of the Republic of Srpska

The Children’s Theatre of the Republic of Srpska in Banja Luka was founded on December 30, 1955.

Its first professional ballet and puppet performances were held in May and October 1956. The first premiere, staged on October 14, 1956 at the children’s theatre, was a one-act fairytale puppet play called “The Forest King.”

From 1998 to the present day, it has been a frequent guest on European stages for children, as well as on the Evening Stage “Atelje 333” for adults, performing in Warsaw, Varna, Sofia, London, Magdeburg, Frankfurt, Moscow, Perugia, Cremona, Thessaloniki, Belgrade, Ljubljana, Sarajevo, Pécs, and more.

For its work, the Children’s Theatre has received numerous city, republic, and state awards, both in the former Yugoslavia and in mod...

The Children’s Theatre of the Republic of Srpska in Banja Luka was founded on December 30, 1955.

Its first professional ballet and puppet performances were held in May and October 1956. The first premiere, staged on October 14, 1956 at the children’s theatre, was a one-act fairytale puppet play called “The Forest King.”

From 1998 to the present day, it has been a frequent guest on European stages for children, as well as on the Evening Stage “Atelje 333” for adults, performing in Warsaw, Varna, Sofia, London, Magdeburg, Frankfurt, Moscow, Perugia, Cremona, Thessaloniki, Belgrade, Ljubljana, Sarajevo, Pécs, and more.

For its work, the Children’s Theatre has received numerous city, republic, and state awards, both in the former Yugoslavia and in modern times.

Since 2002, the Children’s Theatre has been organizing the traditional International Children’s Theatre Festival every year, bringing together theatres from around ten European countries.