Belgrade Theatre Commission (number 219163). The Belgrade acquired its name in recognition and thanks for a gift of timber from the Yugoslavian (today Serbian) capital city of Belgrade (Coventry's official sister city), that was used extensively in the construction of the auditorium. Since opening in 1958, the theatre has established itself as a centre for the new and innovative productions. Having pioneered the Theatre-in-Education movement in the 1960s the theatre continues to work with disadvantaged young people and uses drama as a tool to develop personal and social skills. Their most successful programme "Acting Out" has been commissioned by Coventry's LEA for
Belgrade Drama Theatre on a Hot Tin Roof", "The Glass Menagerie", "Mother Courage and Her Children", "A View from the Bridge" and other contemporary classics came near the cult status among the theatergoers. Today, BDP works with a repertory artistic company and carries on the tradition created by performances of the classic and avant-garde dramatic literature, whereby it has created and maintained its recognizable style and artistic expression. In the spring of 2003, a thorough reconstruction of the theater building was completed, bringing it to the level of high European standards. Belgrade Drama Theatre The Belgrade Drama Theatre (; abbr. BDP) is a