During the proces of choosing the subject for this graduate thesis a subject linked to the history of Croatian theatre was selected and will be presented through this short overview containing most relevant information about its origins on the territory of todays Republic of Croatia - encompassing its development over centuries to contemporary, modern theater - in order to present the richness of Croatian theatre and linked to that - the general culture. This research will not be involved with the period of history beginning with antique and ending with emergence of existing records because of the fact that missing data from that time period does not enable us to make conclusions based on sure facts. Methodology used in this thesis is analysis and compilation - while some parts of it will be accompanied with images in order to more clearly present and visualise the subject in question - as the saying goes - one picture is worth a hundred words! While exploring existing literature a smaller number of sources has been found that deal with the complete history of Croatian theatre, while a greater number of sources is available for some more concrete areas that can not be included in this thesis.