National Theatre Sarajevo in numbers in 2025

(Patria) - The National Theatre Sarajevo, in 2025, presented a large number of drama, opera, ballet performances, and concerts to audiences at home and in the region.

Audiences could enjoy the special programs of the National Theatre Sarajevo "Culture on the Streets 2025!", "Theatre at Home", "Theatre Nights", "Homo theatralis", "Autumn Elegy", "Regional Theatre", and "Kaleidoscope Theatre through the Lens of Youth".

The National Theatre highlights that they hosted artists from regional theatres, and were hosts to numerous festivals, events, and concerts. They premiered three domestic titles: "Sarajevo Merchant", "To the Letter F", and the musical "Sarajevo, My Dear".



In 2026, they announce, they will bring even richer content, new premieres and first performances, as well as concerts by regional and domestic artists and troupes, and new editions of the special programs "Culture on the Streets!" and "Theatre at Home".

Furthermore, the National Theatre Sarajevo emphasizes that they successfully performed abroad in the region and Europe, and that their artists were met with much applause and ovations.

In the calendar year 2025, the National Theatre produced 3 first performances and 6 premiere titles, namely two drama first performances, one musical, two opera premieres, and one ballet premiere, while 109 repeat performances were staged at the NPS stage.



They produced new special programs "Homo theatralis", "Autumn Elegy", and "Regional Theatre". The National Theatre Sarajevo recorded 23 guest performances, of which 10 were at festivals, where 11 awards were won.

A total of 71,829 spectators visited the programs of the National Theatre Sarajevo, and 40 programs were produced for the special programs "Culture on the Streets!" and "Theatre at Home", which were attended by 32,083 art lovers.

The National Theatre Sarajevo hosted as many as 6 Festivals: Sarajevo Fest, Jazz Fest, MESS, SVEM, Sarajevo Film Festival, and Ballet Fest.