Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić Theatre and Concert Hall

The Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić Theatre and Concert Hall (Kazališno-koncertna dvorana Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić) is the main performing arts venue of Slavonski Brod, the largest town on the Croatian bank of the Sava. Owned by the city, it opened in January 1972 and hosts theatre, music and dance throughout the season.

The venue is named after Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić, the town's most famous writer, whose fairy tales "Croatian Tales of Long Ago" and children's novel "The Strange Adventures of Hlapić the Apprentice" are among the best-known books in Croatian literature. She lived in Slavonski Brod, and her family home, Kuća Brlić, still stands in the town. The hall has carried her name since 1994, and its link with children's culture is more than symbolic: since 2007 the children's theatre company named after her, founded in 1980, has worked under the hall's roof.

The building has two auditoriums. The large hall seats 605 people and is used for theatre productions, ballet, orchestral and choral concerts and larger shows. The small hall, also called the amphitheatre, seats 140 and suits chamber music, smaller plays and performances where the audience sits close to the stage. There are also rehearsal rooms used by the town's accordion and tamburica orchestras. The programme mixes touring productions from other Croatian theatres, local companies, children's shows and concerts, and the hall also supports school, kindergarten and amateur groups with stage and technical help, as well as hosting ceremonies and professional gatherings.

For a visitor, the hall is worth checking if you are spending an evening in Slavonski Brod: a children's play, a tamburica concert or a touring drama gives a good sense of the town's cultural life. The building is not a sightseeing attraction in itself, so plan around the programme and buy tickets for a specific performance. The hall is within easy reach of the town centre and the Sava riverside promenade.