Sumgait State Musical Drama Theater

In 1969, the Azerbaijani government made a decision to perpetuate the memory of Huseyn Arablinski by naming the theater after him.

[1] This was enacted as a decision of the Cabinet of Ministers of Azerbaijan SSR and by the order of the Ministry of Culture.

The theater opened its curtain on March 14, 1969 with Mirza Fatali Akhundzadeh's "Monsieur Jordan, the Botanist, and Dervish Mastali-shah", directed by Jannat Salimova.

On the following day, the British poet John Patrick's work was performed, produced by Nasir Sadigzade.

[2] The repertoire of the theater includes the plays of classic and contemporary Azerbaijani, Russian and foreign playwrights.