[3] [4] After the Second World War the new Yugoslav communist authorities started a large programme of cultural and artistic expansion.

[5] The former did not have its own professional ensemble, but would book actors from more established Yugoslav theatres for individual productions.

The latter, managed by Adolf Pomezni, mostly focused on marionette-based productions.

At this time notable productions included J.Skupa-K.Venig's Srećko među bubama, Josip Vandot's Kekec, Pinocchio by D.Bibanović, Alice in Wonderland by L.Paljetka, Šimić's Palčić Dugonja and Cinderella, D.Todorović's Na Lutkarskoj, Shakespeare's The Tempest and The Comedy of Errors, Aristophanes's The Birds, Homer's Odyssey, Alfred Jarry's Ubu Roi, Držić's Novela od Stanca, Eugène Ionesco's Exit the King, Kurićeva Beauty and the Beast, Lukić's I opet Nusic and Bašeskija, san o Sarajevu and many others.

[7] Numerous renowned directors, including Susan Sontag, directed productions in the theatre during the Siege.