The New Riga Theatre returned to its rebuilt home at Lāčplēša iela 25 in 2024. The site has hosted generations of Latvian theatre companies, while the present institution was founded in 1992.
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At Lāčplēša iela 25, a historic street façade now leads into a renewed theatre complex. The New Riga Theatre returned here in 2024 after years of reconstruction. Its name belongs to the institution founded in 1992, but the building has a longer theatrical history, including an earlier company with a similar name and the first home of Dailes Theatre.
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- The present New Riga Theatre was founded in 1992.
- Dailes Theatre previously worked at Lāčplēša iela 25 before moving in 1977.
- The New Riga Theatre returned to the reconstructed complex in 2024.
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