138:
129:
499:
267:
25:
514:. It was built between 1895 and 1901. The Royal Theatre occupied the historic neo-classical building on Agiou Konstantinou Street from 1901 to 1908, but went bankrupt and was forced to close. The building was renovated in 1930 and 1931 under the supervision of the set designer Kleovoulos Klonis. Since 1932 the building has been the home of the National's Central Theatre. In 2009, the complete renovation of the building was completed.
327:
and the modern
Demotic Greek. Students from the University of Athens' School of Philosophy, incited by their classicist professor, Yorgos Mistriotis, marched down Agiou Konstantinou in an attempt to halt the performance. The episodes that followed, known as the Oresteiaka, resulted in one death and
522:
The theatre is situated in the basement of the
Sikiarideio Hall. It was designed to operate as a music hall, but soon became a cinema. Its ownership was taken over by the Ministry of Culture in 1987, and since 1993 the National Theatre has staged children's productions there.
286:
to give theatre a permanent home in Athens. The foundations for this new project were laid on Agiou
Konstantinou Street and the building itself was designed by the famous Saxonian architect noted for many other public buildings in Athens at the time,
302:
The
National Theater began to expand its operations and in 1901 a drama school was opened. The same year, the Royal Theatre opened its doors to the public with a monologue from Dimitris Verardakis' play
315:. Following the first performance the theatre began to expand in popularity among Greece's upper and upper middle classes and staged more productions. One of the most famous of the period was
278:
from 1840, but it had difficulty in managing its operation and stood empty for long periods of time. The
National Theatre of Greece was decided to be founded in 1880, with a grant from King
1143:
342:
The theatre entered into a period of decline, occasionally playing host to foreign theatre companies, until 1932. It remained closed until was re-founded, as
1217:
283:
903:
420:
296:
424:
137:
821:
591:
1050:
89:
42:
61:
323:, staged in a prose translation by Yorgos Sotiriadis. The production sparked a long linguistic conflict, between the adherents of
68:
538:
532:
291:. Despite problems getting the building done in time, it was eventually completed in the late 1890s and in 1900 it was opened as
1202:
1182:
867:
332:
75:
1000:
1187:
1077:
745:
877:
760:
57:
857:
584:
108:
898:
862:
755:
541:(GNT Drama School) was founded in 1930, since when it has operated in tandem with the National Theatre of Greece.
707:
652:
1020:
852:
46:
1040:
184:
1119:
1045:
1030:
750:
577:
1222:
1207:
882:
82:
1212:
908:
826:
816:
872:
1129:
798:
657:
627:
1197:
929:
778:
622:
35:
128:
1124:
432:
331:
In 1913, upon the assassination of King George, the Royal
Theater was bequeathed to his son,
240:
559:
702:
667:
642:
394:
359:
8:
1192:
1005:
712:
682:
662:
617:
347:
174:
788:
717:
637:
507:
279:
1015:
735:
436:
387:
1035:
934:
924:
842:
740:
727:
672:
473:
448:
428:
275:
982:
957:
807:
697:
498:
413:
371:
266:
972:
770:
609:
480:
444:
398:
379:
375:
367:
231:
1176:
1158:
1145:
1010:
962:
847:
440:
383:
569:
511:
324:
288:
1098:
967:
692:
1103:
952:
687:
647:
336:
783:
632:
351:
316:
419:
Notable (general) directors of the NT, through its history, include
24:
1055:
1090:
1069:
987:
1082:
683:
Remains of the
Acharnian Road, Acharnian Gate and Cemetery Site
601:
346:, under an act of parliament signed by the education minister,
255:
251:
198:
194:
977:
502:
Detail of decoration on Agiou
Konstantinou Street, building.
677:
506:
The first home of the
National Theatre was commissioned by
274:
The first permanent theatre in modern Greece had been the
784:
House of Saint
Philothei/Benizelos-Palaiologos mansion
218:
408:
In 1955, the NT contributed in the foundation of the
552:
307:
and two Greek one-act comedies: Dimitris Koromilas'
350:, on May 30, 1932. The first plays staged were the
245:
49:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
904:Cathedral Basilica of St. Dionysius the Areopagite
270:The Central Theatre on Agiou Konstantinou Street.
1174:
405:) was founded as part of the National Theatre.
599:
585:
471:(Experimental). From 1991 there is also the
1051:Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center
1218:Renaissance Revival architecture in Greece
592:
578:
109:Learn how and when to remove this message
497:
265:
539:National Theatre of Greece Drama School
533:National Theatre of Greece Drama School
382:. First theatrical director was placed
1175:
1087:Athens Marina (formerly Faliro Marina)
493:
573:
517:
463:(performs classical repertoire), the
333:Prince Nicholas of Greece and Denmark
47:adding citations to reliable sources
18:
16:Greek national theater organization
13:
459:The National Theatre includes the
328:ten injuries on November 8, 1903.
14:
1234:
822:Kapodistrian University of Athens
544:
416:), devoted to the ancient drama.
899:Metropolitan Cathedral of Athens
366:. The first actor team includes
299:was appointed as the Director.
136:
127:
23:
526:
34:needs additional citations for
1021:National Observatory of Athens
868:National Archaeological Museum
853:Byzantine and Christian Museum
510:and designed by the architect
1:
1203:Tourist attractions in Greece
1183:1900 establishments in Greece
185:Non-governmental organization
1120:Dionysiou Areopagitou Street
488:
58:"National Theatre of Greece"
7:
1001:Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
246:
10:
1239:
1188:Theatres completed in 1900
909:Saint Irene church, Athens
878:National Historical Museum
827:National Library of Greece
562:100 years National Theatre
530:
261:
228:National Theatre of Greece
122:National Theatre of Greece
1112:
1068:
996:
943:
917:
891:
835:
806:
797:
769:
726:
688:Remains of the Long Walls
668:Philopappos Hill/Monument
608:
454:
402:
311:and Charalambos Anninos'
235:
214:
204:
190:
180:
170:
152:
144:
135:
126:
1130:First Cemetery of Athens
658:Odeon of Herodes Atticus
335:, who was a painter and
708:Temple of Olympian Zeus
148:Royal Theatre of Greece
1041:Olympic Sports Complex
858:Museum of Cycladic Art
653:Monument of Lysicrates
503:
271:
158:; 94 years ago
1159:37.98472°N 23.72528°E
1099:Marina of Vouliagmeni
501:
309:The Death of Pericles
269:
1046:Presidential Mansion
1031:Old Parliament House
746:Holy Apostles Church
703:Temple of Hephaestus
560:Vasilis Fotopoulos,
395:Greek National Opera
360:Gregorios Xenopoulos
43:improve this article
1155: /
1078:Agios Kosmas Marina
1006:Athens Concert Hall
761:Holy Trinity Church
713:Theatre of Dionysus
663:Panathenaic Stadium
600:Major landmarks of
564:, Latsis Group 2001
494:The Central Theatre
403:Εθνική Λυρική Σκηνή
348:Georgios Papandreou
175:Georgios Papandreou
123:
1223:George I of Greece
1208:Theatres in Athens
1164:37.98472; 23.72528
789:Tzistarakis Mosque
718:Tower of the Winds
638:Aristotle’s Lyceum
518:Children's Theatre
504:
478:and from 1995 the
410:Epidaurus Festival
272:
121:
1213:Culture of Greece
1138:
1137:
1064:
1063:
1016:Gennadius Library
883:Numismatic Museum
863:Kerameikos Museum
756:Pantanassa Church
751:Kapnikarea Church
736:Little Metropolis
643:Hadrian's Library
469:Peiramatiki Scene
437:Dimitris Rontiris
388:Dimitris Rontiris
284:Efstratios Rallis
244:
224:
223:
119:
118:
111:
93:
1230:
1170:
1169:
1167:
1166:
1165:
1160:
1156:
1153:
1152:
1151:
1148:
1036:Old Royal Palace
1026:National Theatre
935:Pedion tou Areos
930:National Gardens
873:National Gallery
843:Acropolis Museum
804:
803:
741:Daphni Monastery
673:Platonic Academy
594:
587:
580:
571:
570:
556:
555:
553:Official website
449:Nikos Kourkoulos
433:Yórgos Theotokás
429:Angelos Terzakis
421:Ioannis Gryparis
412:(as part of the
404:
364:O theios Oneiros
344:National Theatre
313:Servant Required
276:Boukoura Theatre
249:
239:
237:
166:
164:
159:
156:May 3, 1930
140:
131:
124:
120:
114:
107:
103:
100:
94:
92:
51:
27:
19:
1238:
1237:
1233:
1232:
1231:
1229:
1228:
1227:
1173:
1172:
1163:
1161:
1157:
1154:
1149:
1146:
1144:
1142:
1141:
1139:
1134:
1108:
1060:
992:
958:Kolonaki Square
945:
939:
925:Lycabettus Hill
913:
887:
831:
793:
765:
722:
698:Stoa of Attalos
628:Arch of Hadrian
604:
598:
551:
550:
547:
535:
529:
520:
496:
491:
457:
414:Athens Festival
372:Aimilios Veakis
305:Maria Dozapatri
297:Angelos Vlachos
264:
247:Ethnikó Théatro
210:Giannis Moschos
207:
162:
160:
157:
115:
104:
98:
95:
52:
50:
40:
28:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1236:
1226:
1225:
1220:
1215:
1210:
1205:
1200:
1198:1903 in Greece
1195:
1190:
1185:
1136:
1135:
1133:
1132:
1127:
1122:
1116:
1114:
1110:
1109:
1107:
1106:
1101:
1096:
1095:Olympic Marine
1093:
1091:Glyfada Marina
1088:
1085:
1080:
1074:
1072:
1066:
1065:
1062:
1061:
1059:
1058:
1053:
1048:
1043:
1038:
1033:
1028:
1023:
1018:
1013:
1008:
1003:
997:
994:
993:
991:
990:
985:
980:
975:
973:Omonoia Square
970:
965:
960:
955:
949:
947:
946:Neighbourhoods
941:
940:
938:
937:
932:
927:
921:
919:
915:
914:
912:
911:
906:
901:
895:
893:
889:
888:
886:
885:
880:
875:
870:
865:
860:
855:
850:
845:
839:
837:
833:
832:
830:
829:
824:
819:
813:
811:
801:
795:
794:
792:
791:
786:
781:
779:Fethiye Mosque
775:
773:
767:
766:
764:
763:
758:
753:
748:
743:
738:
732:
730:
724:
723:
721:
720:
715:
710:
705:
700:
695:
690:
685:
680:
675:
670:
665:
660:
655:
650:
645:
640:
635:
630:
625:
620:
614:
612:
606:
605:
597:
596:
589:
582:
574:
568:
567:
557:
546:
545:External links
543:
531:Main article:
528:
525:
519:
516:
495:
492:
490:
487:
456:
453:
445:Alexis Minotis
425:Kostis Bastias
386:and from 1934
380:Alexis Minotis
376:Eleni Papadaki
368:Katina Paxinou
263:
260:
250:) is based in
222:
221:
216:
212:
211:
208:
205:
202:
201:
192:
188:
187:
182:
178:
177:
172:
168:
167:
154:
150:
149:
146:
142:
141:
133:
132:
117:
116:
31:
29:
22:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1235:
1224:
1221:
1219:
1216:
1214:
1211:
1209:
1206:
1204:
1201:
1199:
1196:
1194:
1191:
1189:
1186:
1184:
1181:
1180:
1178:
1171:
1168:
1131:
1128:
1126:
1123:
1121:
1118:
1117:
1115:
1111:
1105:
1104:Marina of Zea
1102:
1100:
1097:
1094:
1092:
1089:
1086:
1084:
1083:Alimos Marina
1081:
1079:
1076:
1075:
1073:
1071:
1067:
1057:
1054:
1052:
1049:
1047:
1044:
1042:
1039:
1037:
1034:
1032:
1029:
1027:
1024:
1022:
1019:
1017:
1014:
1012:
1011:Athens Towers
1009:
1007:
1004:
1002:
999:
998:
995:
989:
986:
984:
981:
979:
976:
974:
971:
969:
966:
964:
963:Kotzia Square
961:
959:
956:
954:
951:
950:
948:
942:
936:
933:
931:
928:
926:
923:
922:
920:
918:Gardens/Parks
916:
910:
907:
905:
902:
900:
897:
896:
894:
890:
884:
881:
879:
876:
874:
871:
869:
866:
864:
861:
859:
856:
854:
851:
849:
848:Benaki Museum
846:
844:
841:
840:
838:
834:
828:
825:
823:
820:
818:
815:
814:
812:
809:
805:
802:
800:
796:
790:
787:
785:
782:
780:
777:
776:
774:
772:
768:
762:
759:
757:
754:
752:
749:
747:
744:
742:
739:
737:
734:
733:
731:
729:
725:
719:
716:
714:
711:
709:
706:
704:
701:
699:
696:
694:
691:
689:
686:
684:
681:
679:
676:
674:
671:
669:
666:
664:
661:
659:
656:
654:
651:
649:
646:
644:
641:
639:
636:
634:
631:
629:
626:
624:
623:Ancient Agora
621:
619:
616:
615:
613:
611:
607:
603:
595:
590:
588:
583:
581:
576:
575:
572:
565:
563:
558:
554:
549:
548:
542:
540:
534:
524:
515:
513:
509:
508:King George I
500:
486:
484:
482:
477:
475:
470:
466:
462:
461:Central Scene
452:
450:
446:
442:
441:Elias Venezis
438:
434:
430:
426:
422:
417:
415:
411:
406:
400:
396:
393:In 1939, the
391:
389:
385:
384:Fotos Politis
381:
377:
373:
369:
365:
361:
357:
353:
349:
345:
340:
338:
334:
329:
326:
322:
318:
314:
310:
306:
300:
298:
294:
293:Royal Theatre
290:
285:
281:
277:
268:
259:
257:
253:
248:
242:
236:Εθνικό Θέατρο
233:
229:
220:
217:
213:
209:
203:
200:
196:
193:
189:
186:
183:
179:
176:
173:
169:
155:
151:
147:
143:
139:
134:
130:
125:
113:
110:
102:
99:November 2011
91:
88:
84:
81:
77:
74:
70:
67:
63:
60: –
59:
55:
54:Find sources:
48:
44:
38:
37:
32:This article
30:
26:
21:
20:
1140:
1125:Ermou Street
1025:
810:'s "Trilogy"
561:
536:
527:Drama School
521:
512:Ernst Ziller
505:
479:
472:
468:
464:
460:
458:
418:
409:
407:
392:
363:
355:
343:
341:
330:
325:katharevousa
320:
312:
308:
304:
301:
292:
289:Ernst Ziller
273:
227:
225:
206:Art Director
191:Headquarters
105:
96:
86:
79:
72:
65:
53:
41:Please help
36:verification
33:
1162: /
968:Monastiraki
944:Squares and
693:Roman Agora
145:Predecessor
1193:1903 riots
1177:Categories
1150:23°43′31″E
1147:37°59′05″N
953:Anafiotika
648:Kerameikos
337:playwright
219:www.n-t.gr
163:1930-05-03
69:newspapers
728:Byzantine
633:Areopagus
618:Acropolis
489:Buildings
474:Kotopouli
465:New Scene
362:' comedy
356:Agamemnon
352:Aeschylus
317:Aeschylus
241:romanized
153:Formation
1056:Zappeion
983:Syntagma
892:Churches
566:(e-book)
467:and the
321:Oresteia
280:George I
1070:Marinas
988:Thiseio
836:Museums
817:Academy
771:Ottoman
610:Ancient
481:Paxinou
262:History
243::
215:Website
171:Founder
161: (
83:scholar
1113:Others
808:Hansen
799:Modern
602:Athens
455:Scenes
256:Greece
252:Athens
199:Greece
195:Athens
85:
78:
71:
64:
56:
978:Plaka
483:Scene
476:Scene
399:Greek
232:Greek
90:JSTOR
76:books
678:Pnyx
537:The
378:and
358:and
282:and
226:The
181:Type
62:news
45:by
1179::
485:.
451:.
447:,
443:,
439:,
435:,
431:,
427:,
423:,
401::
390:.
374:,
370:,
354:'
339:.
319:'
295:.
258:.
254:,
238:,
234::
197:,
593:e
586:t
579:v
397:(
230:(
165:)
112:)
106:(
101:)
97:(
87:·
80:·
73:·
66:·
39:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
_(En).svg){kind=logo}
