List of theatre festivals

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Theatre festivals are amongst the earliest types of festival. Classical Greek theatre was associated with religious festivals dedicated to Dionysus, called the City Dionysia. The medieval mystery plays were presented at the major Christian feasts. Theatre as an everyday part of life is a comparatively recent phenomenon.

In recent years, theatre festivals have been established to promote various types of theatre, such as the works of William Shakespeare and George Bernard Shaw. Many festivals, such as those in the fringe theatre movement, promote the work of beginning playwrights (called "new writing") and performers.

This is a list of theatre festivals around the world:

Theatre festivals

Name Est. CityRegionCountryType
24:7 Theatre Festival 2004 Manchester England Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Annual (Around 24 July)
Adelaide Festival of Arts 1960 [1] Adelaide South Australia Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Aabaha Art and Theater Festival 2023 Greater Atlanta Georgia Flag of the United States.svg  United States Annual
All-Ireland Drama Festival 1953 Athlone County Westmeath Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland Annual amateur theatre competition (May)
Avignon Festival 1947 Avignon Flag of France.svg  France Annual (July)
Athens Festival 1955 Athens, Epidaurus Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Annual (May-October)
Belgrade International Theatre Festival 1967 Belgrade Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia Annual
Biennale Teatro 1934 Venice Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Annual (July-August)
Contemporary American Theater Festival 1991 Shepherdstown West Virginia Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Annual (July)
Dublin Theatre Festival 1957 Dublin Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland Annual
Edinburgh International Festival 1947 Edinburgh Scotland Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Annual (August)
Fajr International Theater Festival 1983Flag of Iran.svg Iran Annual
The International Kurdish Theater Festival 1999 Saqqez Iran Flag of Iran.svg Iran,Flag of Kurdistan.svg Kurdistan Annual
FEDU 2015 Sarajevo Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Bosnia and Herzegovina Annual
FIDENA (name until 1972: "Meister des Puppenspiels")1958 Bochum North Rhine-Westphalia Flag of Germany.svg Germany Biennal
Harare International Festival of the Arts 1999 Harare Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe
Guwahati Theatre Festival 2016 Guwahati Assam Flag of India.svg  India Annual
International Festival of Children's Theatres 1994 Subotica Vojvodina Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia International
International Theatre Festival of Kerala 2008 Thrissur Kerala Flag of India.svg India Annual
International Thespian Festival LincolnNebraskaFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Annual
Intiman Theatre Festival 1972 Seattle Washington Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Annual
Joakimfest 2006 City of Kragujevac Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
Juventafest 2013 Sarajevo Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Last Frontier Theatre Conference 1995 Valdez Alaska Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Malta Festival Poznan 1991 Poznań Greater Poland Flag of Poland.svg Poland Annual (June)
MasterWorks Festival 1997CedarvilleOhioFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Annual
MESS International Theatre Festival 1960 Sarajevo Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Bosnia and Herzegovina Annual
National Arts Festival 1974 Grahamstown Eastern Cape Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa Annual
Natyanjali 1981 South India Flag of India.svg India
Pacific Playwrights Festival 1998 Costa Mesa California Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Annual three day festival
Salzburg Festival 1920 Salzburg Flag of Austria.svg Austria Annual (Jul-Aug)
Shaw Festival 1962 Niagara-on-the-Lake Ontario Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Annual (April–September)
Short+Sweet 2002 Sydney (flagship)WorldwideFlag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Annual
Stratford Festival 1953 Stratford Ontario Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Annual
Sibiu International Theatre Festival 1993 Sibiu Transylvania Flag of Romania.svg Romania Annual
Short Theatre Festival (part of Oradea International Theatre Festival) 1976 Oradea Transylvania Flag of Romania.svg Romania Annual
Tbilisi International Festival of Theatre 2009 Tbilisi Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia Annual (September–October)
Toronto Fringe Festival 1983 Toronto Ontario Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Annual
United Solo Theatre Festival 2010 New York City New York Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Annual (Fall)
Williamstown Theatre Festival 1954 Williamstown Massachusetts Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Annual (Summer)
Zürcher Theater Spektakel 1980 Zürich Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland Annual
Bilbao Festival of Theatre Schools (FETABI)2012 Bilbao Basque autonomous community Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Annual
Tallinn Treff Visual Theatre Festival (Tallinn Treff)2007 Tallinn Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia Biennial (May)

SCENE Festival 2023 Cameroon

References

  1. ↑ "1960 Adelaide" . Retrieved 10 December 2014.
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