Karşıyaka Ragıp Haykır Sahnesi

About Karşıyaka Ragıp Haykır Sahnesi

Karsiyaka Ragip Haykir Sahnesi is a 303-seat stage of the Izmir State Theatre on Tiyatro Sokak in the Tuna neighbourhood of Karsiyaka. According to Izmir Art, the building opened as the Efes cinema in 1966 and became a theatre under the name Karsiyaka Ragip Haykir Sahnesi in 1986. It passed into the ownership of the State Theatres in 2010, was demolished for structural reasons, rebuilt as a modern building from 2014, and reopened on 21 March 2019 with the premiere of Kasikcilar directed by Metin Oyman. The administrative office of the Izmir State Theatre also works from the building. Plays for adults and children are staged from Tuesday to Sunday according to a monthly programme, and the building is in the Karsiyaka market area, close to the ferry pier, IZBAN, bus and minibus stops. Tickets for Izmir State Theatre plays are sold through Biletinial.