Staré divadlo Karola Spišáka v Nitre

Name

Staré divadlo Karola Spišáka v Nitre

Legal name

Staré divadlo Karola Spišáka v Nitre

Website

https://sdn.sk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1951

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Puppet Theatre / Performing Arts

NAICS

Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters (711110), Performing Arts Companies (7111)

akta.pro primary industry

Puppetry & Marionette Theatre (MPAGABAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Children’s & Youth Theatre (MPAGABAE)

Keywords

• Puppet theatre performances
• Performing arts productions
• Family theatrical entertainment
• Children's cultural programs
• Theatre venue rentals

Headquarters

HQ city

Nitra

HQ country

Slovakia

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations

Revenue model

1. Ticket Sales: Primary revenue stream from selling tickets to theatrical performances. Prices vary by venue and performance type, ranging from €4 to €12 per ticket.
2. Venue Rentals: The theatre rents out its facilities including studios and main hall for events and private functions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Staré divadlo Karola Spišáka v Nitre is a professional puppet theatre that stages live puppet performances, primarily fairy-tale dramatizations and original productions aimed at children and family audiences. It operates from its own theatre venue in Nitra, Slovakia, and complements its performance programming with venue rental services for external events.

Product overview

Staré divadlo Karola Spišáka v Nitre is Slovakia's oldest continuously operating professional puppet theatre, founded in 1951 and located in Nitra. It operates as a cultural institution under the Nitra Self-Governing Region (Nitriansky samosprávny kraj) and offers a portfolio of interconnected services centered on live puppet and dramatic performances for children, young people, and families. The core product is its repertoire of puppet theatre productions spanning multiple genres and age groups — from immersive baby-and-toddler theatre (e.g., Nektárium, Hop) to adaptations of children's literature (Danka a Janka, Líška s dúhovými očami) and mythological epics for older audiences (Trója). Supporting services include an educational outreach programme for schools (Pre školy), the Galéria Foyer exhibition space, a virtual tour feature, sensory-friendly performance adaptations, an environmental sustainability initiative, and facility rentals. The theatre also organizes the annual open-air Nitriansky Montmartre festival and publishes digital news to keep audiences informed. Together these offerings form an integrated cultural experience spanning live performance, education, accessibility, exhibition, and community engagement.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Puppet theatre performances Live puppet theatre productions, including fairy-tale dramatizations and original plays, staged for children, families, and school audiences at the theatre's venue in Nitra.
• Theatre venue rental Rental of the heritage theatre space in Nitra for external events, private functions, and cultural activities organized by third parties.

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and main.

• UNIMAcoreOthers · 1 January 2003Declared March 21 as International Day of Puppetry in 2003.
• LS FarbymainOthersMain partner of the theatre, appearing in the main partners section of the website footer.
• ASSITEJ SlovakiacoreTechnology or IntegrationInternational Association of Theatre for Children and Youth - Slovak section. Theatre participates in international network for children's theatre.
• UNIMA (Medzinárodný bábkarský zväz)coreTechnology or IntegrationWorld Puppetry Association - the theatre celebrates International Puppetry Day (March 21) as designated by UNIMA.
• Nitriansky samosprávny krajcoreOthersThe self-governing region is the founder (zriaďovateľ) of the theatre, providing institutional support and funding.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Teatr Lalka: Warsaw puppet theatre specializing in productions for children and young audiences. Comparable as a publicly-funded Central European puppet theatre with a multi-age repertoire.
• Budapest Bábszínház: Hungarian state puppet theatre in Budapest offering classical and modern puppet productions for children. Comparable as a publicly-funded Central European puppet theatre with diverse children's programming.
• Bábkové divadlo Bratislava (BDB): Capital-city puppet theatre in Bratislava, funded by the Bratislava Self-Governing Region. Direct Slovak national-level peer with overlapping repertoire and audience demographics.
• Wiener Kindertheater: Vienna-based children's theatre producing live performances for young audiences. Comparable in format (live theatre for children), though puppetry is not its sole focus.
• Bábkové divadlo Žilina: Slovak professional puppet theatre based in Žilina. Same funding model (Slovak regional contributory organization) and same puppetry-for-children core, making it the closest domestic peer.
• Divadlo marionet: Prague-based puppet/marionette theatre performing classic and original works for mixed-age audiences. Closest direct peer given similar puppetry focus, central-European context, and touring production model.
• Divadlo Alfa: Professional puppet theatre in Plzeň, Czech Republic, producing works for children and young audiences. Highly comparable as a publicly-funded regional puppet theatre with a broad educational repertoire.
• Krakowski Teatr Lalek "Groteska": Kraków puppet theatre producing live puppet performances for children. Comparable in puppetry specialization, Central-European geography, and public-cultural-institution status.

Others

• ASSITEJ Slovakia: Slovak section of the International Association of Theatre for Children and Youth. Ecosystem partner organization — not a competitor — that connects the theatre to the broader children's theatre community.
• UNIMA (Union Internationale de la Marionnette): International puppetry association of which the theatre is a member. Adjacent ecosystem organization rather than a competitor, providing international networking and standards.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/stare-divadlo

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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