Theatre and opera
brick concert hall building from 2014 with acoustics by Yasuhisa Toyota, in the Culture Zone
Theatre and opera
Neoclassical theatre of 1907 on the Market Square, the largest drama stage in Upper Silesia
Theatre and opera
a cinema-theatre from 1913 with a classicist facade, today an arthouse cinema with concerts and performances
Theatre and opera
an independent association theatre in Katowice with a repertoire for adults and children and the 2017 Golden Mask
Theatre and opera
theatre and club in the former Piast cinema with a changing display of vintage cars
Theatre and opera
one of the oldest puppet theatres in Poland, operating in Katowice since 1945
Theatre and opera
small theatre from 1997 with a repertoire of contemporary comedies and dramas
Theatres in Katowice: the Silesian Theatre, Ateneum, Teatr Żelazny and the Rialto. Drama stages, a puppet theatre and the NOSPR concert hall.
Katowice stages differ in scale and character: from the largest drama theatre in Upper Silesia, through a puppet theatre, to independent companies in a former school and a former cinema. The category also includes the home of the symphony orchestra, but there is no opera stage in this set.
The place to begin is the Stanisław Wyspiański Silesian Theatre, on the Rynek (number 10). Upper Silesia has no bigger drama company. Its neoclassical house of 1907 is a registered monument with three stages, and some productions are staged in Silesian. See also the article on the building by Carl Moritz.
Teatr Bez Sceny at 11 3 Maja Street has run since 1997 as a chamber theatre playing mostly modern comedies and dramas. Ten of its shows were shortlisted for the Golden Masks. The independent Teatr Żelazny has been run by an association since 2011, and its base is in Załęże at 148a Gliwicka Street, in a former school; the company plays for adults and children and offers theatre education.
Old Timers Garage in Piotrowice combines a stage and a music club with a display of vintage cars. It occupies the former Piast cinema, whose auditorium was restored with its original layout.
Families should head for the Ateneum, a puppet and actors' theatre founded in 1945 at 10 św. Jana Street, whose programme targets mostly children.
The Rialto Cinema-Theatre at 24 św. Jana Street has operated since 1913 and is today an arthouse cinema that also hosts concerts, performances and meetings. In the Culture Zone stands the home of the Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra, with a brick facade and a hall for about 1,800 people, opened in 2014. It is a concert hall for the orchestra, not an opera stage. More cultural addresses are gathered on the pages atmospheric places in Katowice and museums in Katowice.
The Stanisław Wyspiański Silesian Theatre, whose 1907 building holds three stages.
Ateneum, the puppet and actors' theatre on św. Jana Street (number 10), founded in 1945.
This set has no opera stage. The city's musical hall is the NOSPR building in the Culture Zone.
Teatr Żelazny in Załęże and Teatr Bez Sceny in the centre are small-scale companies.
