ABSTRACT
HRVOJE IVANKOVIC The important political changes that occurred in Croatia after the elections in January
2000 were unfortunately not followed by more radical breakthroughs in the area
of cultural politics. For Croatian theatre this primarily means that its organisational
structure was left intact, although its foundations were established back in the socialist
era. Moreover, the changes in the financing of theatrical activities did not significantly
help or encourage the activity of independent theatres and companies. Croatian
theatre thus remained an environment characterised by routine and lack of
invention. During the last two years considerable chaos continued to rule in the
repertoire of most institutional theatres and only a few productions managed to
rise above the mediocre. Still, it is a consolation that attendances did not diminish.
