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a municipal puppet theatre from 1958, since 2009 in new premises at Teatralny Square
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a 1973 amphitheatre seating 4206, with a roof held on cables like a rainbow
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an amphitheatre in Kasprowicz Park on a slope above Rusałka, rebuilt and reopened in 2022
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a drama stage in the National Museum building on the Chrobry Embankment, with a second stage on Bogusława Promenade
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alternative theatre with a Fringe First award, in a tenement house on Piotra i Pawła Square
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private music theatre in the former Adria cinema, opened in 2020, with an auditorium of about 300 seats
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theatre of poetry and the word since 1959, in a historic tenement house called the Hangman's House
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cultural institution in Kołobrzeg: concerts, performances, exhibitions, a gallery and film club screenings
castle theatre with the Griffin crypt in the background, combining a drama stage with cabaret
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drama theatre founded in 1946 in a building of the 1920s, extended with three new stages
Theatre in West Pomerania: Teatr Polski and Pleciuga in Szczecin, Kana in the Old Town, plus amphitheatres and stages in Koszalin and Kołobrzeg.
Ten venues for adults and families: from dramatic theatres and a puppet theatre to an alternative stage, open-air amphitheatres and a culture centre by the sea. Repertoires and dates change every season, so check the website of each venue.
You will find drama at Teatr Polski, contemporary shows at Teatr Współczesny and children's shows at Teatr Lalek Pleciuga (Pleciuga Puppet Theatre). Everything in Szczecin is close to the centre, and a full overview is given on the page about theatres in Szczecin.
Teatr Polski has played since 1946 in Drzetowo-Grabowo, at ul. Swarożyca 5, in an old building plus a newer part facing the river. Teatr Współczesny takes up part of the National Museum building above the Oder, with two stages, the Main one and Nowe Sytuacje. A third stage, Teatr Mały, is a separate venue on Deptak Bogusława.
Pleciuga is Szczecin's puppet theatre, with a tradition going back to 1958. It moved into its new building on Plac Teatralny in 2009. Young audiences get fairy tales, older ones stagings of world literature, so it works for couples without children too.
If you prefer a smaller stage, Kana was founded in 1979 and today sits in a house on Plac Piotra i Pawła, beside the church. Piwnica przy Krypcie works at the Castle of the Pomeranian Dukes and was formed in 2015 by merging the Krypta theatre with a cabaret.
Both stages are in the Old Town, so they combine easily with a walk around the castle and its surroundings. A small audience suits an evening for two.
Teatr Letni im. Heleny Majdaniec (Summer Theatre) stands in Kasprowicz Park by Lake Rusałka, on a natural slope among trees. It reopened in 2022 after rebuilding. The stage hosts concerts and ceremonies, and the park is a popular walking destination.
In Koszalin, in the park around the venue, stands Amfiteatr im. Ignacego Jana Paderewskiego (Paderewski Amphitheatre) was once regarded as the largest in Poland: the audience area holds over four thousand seats and the roof resembles a rainbow. It is a stage for choir, cabaret and music festivals, so you go there for a concert rather than a classic play.
Koszalin has two stages in the centre: Teatr Muzyczny Adria (Adria Musical Theatre) at ul. Grunwaldzka 8-10, running since 2020 in a former cinema building, and Teatr Propozycji "Dialog" in a historic townhouse at ul. Grodzka 3, nicknamed Domek Kata, the Executioner's House. Dialog has played rhapsodic theatre, meaning word and poetry, since 1959.
In Kołobrzeg, Regionalne Centrum Kultury im. Zbigniewa Herberta (Zbigniew Herbert Regional Culture Centre) runs concerts, plays, exhibitions and a film discussion club, so the seaside has an evening programme outside the season too. For more stages in Koszalin see the page about theatres in Koszalin.
Teatr Lalek Pleciuga on Plac Teatralny, which has operated since 1958 and stages shows for children.
Teatr Kana on Plac Piotra i Pawła in the Old Town. It was founded in 1979.
Yes, Teatr Letni in Kasprowicz Park in Szczecin and the Paderewski Amphitheatre in Koszalin.
Repertoire, dates and ticket sales are published on the websites of the theatres themselves, because they change every season. The Kołobrzeg culture centre sells tickets at its own box office.
