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
Vienna's English Theatre Vienna’s English Theatre was awarded the Nestroy Prize for forty years of achievement. Additionally, Vienna’s English Theatre offers a programme of School Tours which travel all over Austria providing performances for nearly 250.000 students between the ages of 10 and 18. Vienna's English Theatre Vienna’s English Theatre "(VET)," located in Vienna, Austria, is the oldest and most established English-language theatre in continental Europe. It was founded in 1963 by the Austrian director Franz Schafranek and his American wife, Ruth Brinkmann, an actress and graduate of the Yale University School of Drama. Originally intended as a summer theatre for English-speaking tourists,