EVERY YEAR, March 27 is celebrated as ‘World Theatre Day’ across the world. This special day celebrates and acknowledges artists across the globe. The day stands to educate people about the importance of theatre and how it teaches society about various concerns. Theatre is one of the most prominent ways to exhibit art, culture and tradition around the globe. Theatres, by exhibiting shows, help in raising awareness regarding the persistent social evils and problems.

World Theatre Day 2023: History

World Theatre Day was first observed by the International Theatre Institute (ITI), which has continued to do so ever since. The ITI introduced World Theatre Day in 1961, and it has since been celebrated on March 27 every year by the international theatre community and ITI Centres. A variety of national and international theatre events mark this day.

The first message was composed by Jean Cocteau in 1962, and every year on March 27 (the opening date of the 1962 'Theater of Nations' season in Paris), ITI Centres and various Theatre-related organisations, including theatres, theatre professionals, and universities, commemorate this day in diverse ways. This message called the International Message is translated into over 50 languages and shared with people all over the world.

World Theatre Day 2023: Significance

World Theatre Day is one of the most significant celebrations that take place across the world. This day serves as a reminder that theatres play a great role in the cultural and artistic world.

World Theatre Day 2023: Theme

World Theatre Day is celebrated with the same theme every year, on 27 March. It is important to note that the theme has been followed for 59 years.

World Theatre Day 2023: Quotes To Share

Movies will make you famous; Television will make you rich; But theatre will make you good - Terence Mann

Everything happens every night for this audience, and it’s a very special occasion to come to the theatre. - Roger Rees

Theatre is a sacred space for actors. You are responsible; you are in the driving seat. - Greta Scacchi

Life is a theatre set in which there are but few practicable entrances. - Victor Hugo

I regard the theatre as the greatest of all art forms, the most immediate way in which a human being can share with another the sense of what it is to be a human being. - Oscar Wilde

The novel is more of a whisper, whereas the stage is a shout - Robert Holman

I believe that in a great city, or even in a small city or a village, a great theatre is the outward and visible sign of an inward and probable culture. - Laurence Olivier