Opera of Srpsko Narodno Pozoriste

Serbian National Theatre

Српско народно позориште
The Serbian National Theatre in Novi Sad
Serbian National Theatre Location within Novi Sad
Address	Pozorišni Trg 1
Location	Novi Sad, Serbia
Coordinates	45°15′18″N 19°50′35″E / 45.2549°N 19.8431°E / 45.2549; 19.8431Coordinates: 45°15′18″N 19°50′35″E / 45.2549°N 19.8431°E / 45.2549; 19.8431
Type	Theatre
Opened	28 July 1861; 156 years ago (1861-07-28)
Website
www.snp.org.rs

The Serbian National Theatre (Serbian: Српско народно позориште or Srpsko narodno pozorište), located in Novi Sad, is one of the major theatres of Serbia.

The current building of the theatre was opened in March 1981. The Serbian National Theatre was founded in 1861 during a conference of the Serbian National Theatre Society, composed of members of the Serbian Reading Room (Srpska čitaonica), held in Novi Sad. The first general manager of the Serbian National Theatre was Jovan Đorđević. The founding fathers were: Dr. Jovan Andrejević-Joles, Svetozar Miletić, Stevan Branovački, Jovan Jovanović Zmaj, Jovan Đorđević, Dimitrije Ružić, Dimitrije Marković Kikinđanin, Nikola Nedeljković, Kosta Hadžić, Mihailo Gavrilović, Mihailo Racković, Mladen Cvijić, Stevan Čekić and Draginja Popović-Ružić.

An annual theatre festival Sterijino pozorje is held in Serbian National Theatre since 1956.

Serbian National Theatre building from outside

Serbian National Theatre building

Serbian National Theatre during midday