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Rakvere Theatre

Theatre in Estonia

Rakvere Theatre is a professional theatre in Rakvere, Estonia.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Feb 24, 1940Founded1
  • Industrycreative industries1
  • HeadquartersRakvere1
  • Websitewww.rakvereteater.ee
  • Legal formstate authority administered by ministry1
Rakvere teater
Photo: Ville Hyvönen, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons4

Rakvere Theatre is a professional theatre in Rakvere, Estonia.2

The story

Rakvere Theatre was established in the fall of 1921, when Rakvere Näitlejate Ring was formed. The building of the Rakvere Theatre was opened with a public ceremony on 24 February 1940, the 22nd anniversary of independent Estonia, the following day the first ever play, August Kitzberg's "Tuulte pöörises" premiered. The theatre's artistic director is Üllar Saaremäe, and theatre manager is Joonas Tartu.

Rakvere is believed to be the smallest town in Europe, which has its own professional theatre.

As of 2019, the troupe consists of 21 actors, eleven men and ten women:

From Wikipedia’s article on Rakvere Theatre, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Timeline

  1. Feb 24, 1940Founded Founded1

Sources

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