格鲁吉亚戏剧起源于古代。当时,首批希腊殖民者来到格鲁吉亚的黑海海岸地区。在他们遗留下来的著名废墟里,可以见到古代的剧院——圆形剧场,分布于波蒂和乌普利斯(两座临近哥里市的洞穴城镇)。在中世纪时期,格鲁吉亚戏剧以公共街头表演而闻名,具有很强的社会影响力。同时,它还效仿意大利的即兴喜剧,并在即兴表演的基础上加入了社会面具和固定的场景。 Georgian theater originated in ancient times. At that time, the first Greek colonists came to Georgia’s Black Sea coast. In their famous ruins left behind, you can see the ancient theater - amphitheater, located in Portage and Upps (two cave town near Gori). In the Middle Ages, Georgian plays were famous for their public street performance and had a strong social influence. At the same time, it follows the Italian improvised comedy and adds social masks and fixed scenes to improvisations.