Events
Gerhart Hauptmann's Rose Bernd, directed by Mateja Koležnik and produced by the Slovene People’s Theatre (SLG) Celje,
Lost Loves, produced by the Slovene People’s Theatre (SLG) Celje, and The President and Eve of Retirement, produced by the Prešeren Theatre Kranj, at the 12th Virovitica Theatre Meeting Virkas
Programme
The SLG Celje repertoire is diverse and challenging. The production is based on Slovenian and international dramatics, classical plays and new writing and is staged by eminent Slovenian theatre creators. A new stream of theatre directors has recently started involving innovative devised-theatre methods, treating relevant social, political, environmental and identity-related topics.
The theatre supports a young residential theatre director during creation and research, involving a guest creative team and ensuring their basic economic, artistic, and other essential conditions for creating.
Apart from the repertoire programme, SLG Celje also puts effort into addressing and including young audiences, developing new methods and forms of actively engaging young audiences. The programmes consist of various interwoven activities that align with participants' desires, needs and interests.
Organisation
The artistic team consists of approximately twenty resident actors, a dramaturg, a speech adviser and the artistic director. In all, the theatre team includes 70 employees.
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Days of Comedy
The Days of Comedy festival has become a trademark of the city of Celje. It was first organised from 14 February to 6 March 1992. The festival has gradually evolved from a local event into a significant Slovenian theatrical platform, yearly gathering top theatre creators from institutional and non-institutional theatres across Slovenia. It is the largest theatre event in the Celje region and the only Slovenian festival reviewing the best comedy genres from the past year.
The plays in the competition programme compete for awards such as the year's distinguished performance, director, actress and actor, named by a professional 3-member jury. The audience also evaluates the festival performances, choosing their favourite play. The audience selects a nightly comedian of the evening. Since 2003, the audience has also been selecting their distinguished comedy.
Since 1998, the Municipality of Celje and the SLG Celje have been supporting comedy writing through a biennial call for original Slovenian comedy texts. The Gracious Comedy Quill, which includes a financial award, is given to the best text, decided by an expert jury.
Venue
The theatre houses two venues, the 250-seat Main Stage and the 70-seat Small Stage.
- type of venue: theatre
- main use: performing arts, cultural education, music
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Main Stage
- seating: 250 seats (parterre, balcony)
- type of venue: proscenium arch stage
- proscenium opening: 8m W x 8m H
- performing area: 10m W x 11m D x 12m H, flat wooden stage floor suitable for dance
- apron stage: 3m D
- wing spaces: 2m W SR, 2m W SL
- soft hangings: black house curtain, black legs and borders
- lighting: 20-channel lighting desk, 20 x 2.5 kw dimmers
- sound: 16-channel mixer, power amplifiers and loudspeakers, 12 wireless microphones
- backstage: 2 dressing rooms accommodating 20 persons, technical staff available
- availability: available for hire
Small Stage
- seating: 70 seats (fixed)
- type of venue: black box
- performing area: 8m W x 7m D x 4,5m H, flat wooden stage floor suitable for dance
- lighting: 20-channel lighting desk, 20 x 2.5 kw dimmers
- sound: 16-channel mixer, power amplifiers and loudspeakers, 12 wireless microphones
- backstage: 1 dressing room accommodating 6 persons, technical staff available
- availability: available for hire
See also
External links
- Slovene People’s Theatre (SLG) Celje website
- Festival Days of Comedy web page
- Slovene People's Theatre architecture - the history of the building from the "Theatre Architecture in Central Europe" web database
Gallery
Erich Kästner's "Anna Louise and Anton" directed
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