SLG Celje

Slovensko ljudsko gledališče Celje (Celje People’s Theatre) is the only professional and repertory theatre in the Savinja-Šaleško region of central Slovenia. It was founded on 6 December 1950 with the Celje Town Council's Act on the Foundation of the Celje municipal theatre. SLG Celje has always been proud to attract most accomplished Slovenian actors, directors and other theatre professionals to produce contemporary theatre of the highest quality. The company's artistic section includes a 24-member ensemble of professionally trained actors, an in-house director, a dramaturg, a voice coach, and the artistic director who is also in charge of the repertoire.

Today, SLG Celje houses two theatre spaces: the Main auditorium with a large stage, and a smaller studio space called Oderpododrom. The Main auditorium sits 360 people, which makes it, due to the size of its stage (its stage width amounts to 11.8 metres, and its stage depth to 11.6 metres) one of the largest auditoria in Slovenia.

Every year, SLG Celje presents a season of five new productions for adult audiences, and one production for the young and children. Annually, 45,000 people visit the theatre to enjoy almost 170 performances by Slovenian and foreign companies, as well as attend 60 guest performances given by their company on tour in Slovenia and abroad. SLG Celje is the only theatre in the wider Celje region nurturing all theatrical genres by Slovenian and foreign authors. It produces both classical plays as well as fosters new writing, which is why its repertoire is always diverse and challenging.