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

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

SCENE Festival 2023 Cameroon

References

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