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18-544: The first permanent theatre in modern Greece had been the Boukoura Theatre 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 George I and Efstratios Rallis to give theatre a permanent home in Athens. The foundations for this new project were laid on Agiou Konstantinou Street and

36-496: A drama school was opened. The same year, the Royal Theatre opened its doors to the public with a monologue from Dimitris Verardakis' play Maria Dozapatri and two Greek one-act comedies: Dimitris Koromilas' The Death of Pericles and Charalambos Anninos' Servant Required . 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

54-430: A more simple form. It was inaugurated with Lucia de Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti on 6 January 1840. The theatre played a major part in modern Greek theatre history and became the stage of the first pioneering professional Greek actors of modern Greece. In 1840, the first company of Greek actors was organized by Costache Aristia . The first professional Greek actress performed here in 1840. The season of 1840

72-865: The Central Scene (performs classical repertoire), the New Scene and the Peiramatiki Scene (Experimental). From 1991 there is also the Kotopouli Scene and from 1995 the Paxinou Scene . The first home of the National Theatre was commissioned by King George I and designed by the architect Ernst Ziller . 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

90-753: The Greek National Opera ( Greek : Εθνική Λυρική Σκηνή ) was founded as part of the National Theatre. In 1955, the NT contributed in the foundation of the Epidaurus Festival (as part of the Athens Festival ), devoted to the ancient drama. Notable (general) directors of the NT, through its history, include Ioannis Gryparis , Kostis Bastias , Angelos Terzakis , Yórgos Theotokás , Dimitris Rontiris , Elias Venezis , Alexis Minotis , Nikos Kourkoulos . The National Theatre includes

108-468: The School, which has always been renowned for the extremely high level of its teaching. Other great names that have taught at the school include Dimitris Rondiris , Katina Paxinou , Takis Mouzenidis  [ el ] , Angelos Terzakis , Antigone Valakou , Tassos Lignadis, Giannis Sideris  [ el ] , Emilios Hourmouzios and others. Since 8 February 2023 it has stopped functioning due to

126-458: The building itself was designed by the famous Saxonian architect noted for many other public buildings in Athens at the time, Ernst Ziller . Despite problems getting the building done in time, it was eventually completed in the late 1890s and in 1900 it was opened as Royal Theatre . Angelos Vlachos was appointed as the Director. The National Theater began to expand its operations and in 1901

144-466: The mass resignation of the faculty, as a result of 85/2022 Presidential Decree, according to which all graduates are considered equivalent to holders of High School degrees. The purpose of the Drama School is to train and provide guidance to young people intending to enter the acting profession. The course lasts three years and is free of charge. Its classes come into three categories: The school

162-465: The most famous of the period was Aeschylus ' Oresteia , staged in a prose translation by Yorgos Sotiriadis. The production sparked a long linguistic conflict, between the adherents of katharevousa 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

180-564: The performance. The episodes that followed, known as the Oresteiaka, resulted in one death and ten injuries on November 8, 1903. In 1913, upon the assassination of King George, the Royal Theater was bequeathed to his son, Prince Nicholas of Greece and Denmark , who was a painter and playwright . The theatre entered into a period of decline, occasionally playing host to foreign theatre companies, until 1932. It remained closed until

198-547: The provinces. The Italian Iosif Camillieri was given permission to build a permanent theatre on Menandrou Street in 1838, a project which was finished by the Italian Basilio Sansoni, who was given theatre monopoly in 1839. It had a horseshoe-shaped salon with 113 seats and a royal box. It was described as a theatre building that had all components customary for the theatres in Western Europe but in

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216-470: The six male actors Leonidas Kapellis, Th. G. Orfanidis, K. Sakellaropoulos, G. Economidis, Sotirios Kourtesis and A. Patsopoulos. The theatre was closed in 1846 and remained closed until 1856. Between 1844 and 1898, the building was owned and the theatre managed by Ioannis Boukouras, and became known by his name. In 1856, the theatre was reopened, and between 1856 and 1858, the theatre company of Grigoris Kampouroglou performed in it. It closed again in 1858, and

234-655: Was a theatre in Athens in Greece, founded in 1840 and closed in 1897. It was the only permanent theatre in Athens from its foundation until 1888. It was preceded by the temporary Skontzopoulos Theatre (1835–1837) and the Meli Theatre (1837). At the time, there was a great interest in theatre in Greece. A theatre was considered customary for any European capital, and the Apollon Theater, Syros had been founded in

252-540: 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. 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

270-555: Was however to be a temporary one. In September 1842, N. Skoufos, Dimitrios Levidis , Alexandros Rizos Rangavis and Grigoris Kampouroglou founded the Athenian Theatre Committee with the intent to educate professional Greek actors in Athens. This was the second theatre company of the theatre and included the pioneers of the modern Greek theatre of Athens: the four actresses Athena Filippaki , Aikaterina Panagiotou , Marigo Defteridi, Marigo G. (Geo) Domestin, and

288-512: Was re-founded, as National Theatre , under an act of parliament signed by the education minister, Georgios Papandreou , on May 30, 1932. The first plays staged were the Aeschylus ' Agamemnon and Gregorios Xenopoulos ' comedy O theios Oneiros . The first actor team includes Katina Paxinou , Aimilios Veakis , Eleni Papadaki and Alexis Minotis . First theatrical director was placed Fotos Politis and from 1934 Dimitris Rontiris . In 1939,

306-804: Was reopened for the third time in 1862. National Theatre of Greece Drama School The National Theatre of Greece Drama School ( GNT Drama School) was founded in 1930, since when it has operated in tandem with the National Theatre of Greece . In its history a number of its graduates have gone on to become major actors and stars of the National Theatre. Former students of the Drama School include Dimitris Horn , Mary Aroni , Vasso Manolidou  [ el ] , Nikos Tzogias , Melina Mercouri , Thanos Kotsopoulos  [ el ] , Alexis Solomos  [ el ] , Stelios Vokovic  [ el ] , Nikos Kourkoulos , Anna Synodinou and Zozo Zarpa . Many of them went on to teach at

324-505: Was taken over by the Ministry of Culture in 1987, and since 1993 the National Theatre has staged children's productions there. The National Theatre of Greece Drama School (GNT Drama School) was founded in 1930, since when it has operated in tandem with the National Theatre of Greece. 37°59′05″N 23°43′31″E  /  37.98472°N 23.72528°E  / 37.98472; 23.72528 Boukoura Theatre Boukoura Theatre

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