The event was opened by the director of the theater, Honored Cultural Worker of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Honored Artist of the Republic of Dagestan Lalazar Huseynova with an introductory speech.
On September 13, 2025, the solemn opening ceremony of the 153rd season of the National Theater was held under the organization of the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Azerbaijan, the Union of Theater Workers and the Academic National Drama Theater.
On February 6, 2025, the premiere of Ali Amirli's play "Man and Woman" took place in the acting laboratory of the Union of Theater Workers of Azerbaijan under the direction of Muhammad Verdiyev.
On September 23, 2019, the Union of Theatre Workers of Azerbaijan visited the Fizuli State Drama Theatre to familiarize themselves with the conditions in theatres operating in war zones. The director of the theatre Vagif Valiyev and members of the collective greeted the representatives of the Union with respect and deference.
On the anniversary of the death of the outstanding actor, People's Artist, State Prize laureate Ramiz Malik, the grave of the artist was visited. The ceremony was attended by representatives of the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Azerbaijan, the Union of Theater Workers, the Academic National Drama Theater, the actor's friends, family members and media representatives.
The play "Golden Wedding" (R. Heydar, O. Kazimi) was performed at the Azerbaijan State Academic Musical Theater. The stage director of the production is Yusif Akbarov, the stage conductor is Nazim Hajialibayov, the stage designer is Vusal Rahim, and the costume designer is Gulnara Khalilova.
On December 9, 2024, an event dedicated to the 90th anniversary of the establishment of the Azerbaijan State Theater Museum named after Jafar Jabbarly was held. The event was attended by Deputy Minister of Culture of the Republic of Azerbaijan Murad Huseynov, prominent artists, scientists and cultural figures, and media representatives.
The opening ceremony of the IV Sheki International Theater Festival, dedicated to the 145th anniversary of the establishment of the national professional theater in Sheki, was held under the organization of the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Azerbaijan, the Union of Theater Workers of Azerbaijan, the Executive Power of Sheki City and the Sheki State Drama Theater.
The "OUR VICTORY-OUR HONOR" literary recitation competition, dedicated to the 4th anniversary of the victory in the 44-day Patriotic War, was held on November 04 and 05, 2024, organized by the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Union of Theater Workers of Azerbaijan.
On November 22, 2024, on the occasion of the memorial day of People's Artist of the Republic of Azerbaijan Yashar Nuri, the grave of the artist was visited. Representatives of the Union of Theater Workers of Azerbaijan, actors of the Academic National Drama Theater and Yashar Nuri's wife participated in the visit. Friends of art deeply remembered the memory of Yashar Nuri and shared their memories about him.
A review of the samples submitted to the "OUR VICTORY - OUR HONOR" literary recitation competition, organized by the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Union of Theater Workers of Azerbaijan, dedicated to the 4th anniversary of the historical victory in the 44-day Patriotic War, was held.
A mobile meeting of the Board of Directors of the Union of Theater Workers of Azerbaijan was held in Ganja. On October 21, 2024, a mobile meeting of the Board of Directors of the Union of Theater Workers of Azerbaijan was held in Ganja. The guests, who were warmly welcomed by the Ganja State Drama Theater, viewed the theater building, hall, lobby and rooms before the meeting, and took a tour of the Ganja Theater Museum.
An event was held on the occasion of the National Press Day on July 22, 2022, organized by the Union of Theater Workers of Azerbaijan.
The Union leadership, employees of the Central Office and media representatives took part in the event.
On December 11, 2022, on the big stage of the Union of Theater Workers of Azerbaijan, the opening of the theater festival "National Classics" dedicated to the 125th anniversary of the Union of Theater Workers of Azerbaijan took place.
In 2022, on the 190th anniversary of Khurshidbanu Natavan, a prominent representative of Azerbaijani artistic thought, an event was held. The President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Mr. Ilham Aliyev, signed the Order dated March 14, 2022, regarding the celebration of the poet's jubilee.
The event was attended by representatives of the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Azerbaijan, the Union of Theater Workers of Azerbaijan, famous artists, representatives of the intelligentsia and the media.
The event dedicated to the 880th anniversary of the great Azerbaijani poet and thinker Nizami Ganjavi was organized by the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Azerbaijan, the Union of Theater Workers of Azerbaijan, the Sabail regional organization of the “Yeni Azerbaijan” party and the National Conservatory.
By the Order of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Mr. Ilham Aliyev, September 27, the beginning of the 44-day Patriotic War, is celebrated in the Republic of Azerbaijan as the Day of Remembrance. On this historic day, the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces, Mr. Ilham Aliyev, ordered a counterattack along the frontline in order to prevent the attack of Armenia, which has been pursuing a policy of aggression against Azerbaijan for many years, and restore our territorial integrity.
On September 6, 2021, organized by the Union of Theater Workers of Azerbaijan and the Academic National Drama Theater, well-known artists and media workers visited the graves of artists on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of People's Artist Yashar Nuri and the birthday of Sayavush Aslan.
The ceremony was attended by the Chairman of the Union, People's Artist, Professor Azer Pasha Neymatov, Deputy Chairman, People's Artist, State Prize Laureate Haji Ismayilov, media representatives and employees of the Union.
On the occasion of May 28 - Republic Day, several cultural workers were awarded certificates of honor of the Union of Theater Workers of Azerbaijan.
On April 12, an Honorary Decree was issued to the staff of Shusha State Musical Drama Theater
On March 31, 2021, Honored Artist of the Republic of Azerbaijan Jamila Karimova was awarded the «Sənətkar» medal of the Union of Theater Workers of Azerbaijan.
On March 10, 2021, an event dedicated to the 148th anniversary of the Azerbaijan Professional National Theater was held at the Union of Theater Workers of Azerbaijan. The event was attended by the Minister of Culture of the Republic of Azerbaijan Anar Karimov, the head of the art department of the Ministry of Culture Farah Adzhalova, famous artists, representatives of the intelligentsia and the media.
On March 9, 2021, People's Artist of the Republic of Azerbaijan Arif Guliyev was awarded by the Union with the newly established “Gizilgul” prize. The presentation was attended by employees of the Union.
Honored Artist Adil Agakarim oglu Zeynalov was awarded with the Honorary Order of the Union of Theater Workers of Azerbaijan for his contribution to the development of the national theater and his 60th birthday.
Rafiq Aliyev was born on November 14, 1949 in the village of Merdinli of the Fizuli region. In 1957, he entered the first grade of secondary school No.58 in Baku, and after graduating from it in 1968 he studied on the culture and enlightenment faculty with a degree in directing at the Institute of Culture in Leningrad (now St. Petersburg).
On December 14, with the financial support of the Youth Foundation under the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, the Public Association "Modern Youth Network" held an event entitled "Preserve our national and moral values!" in the Union of Theater Workers of Azerbaijan and the Azerbaijani University of Tourism and Management.
On October 29, 2019, the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Azerbaijan, the Union of Theater Workers of Azerbaijan, the State Academic National Drama Theater and the State Theater Museum held a celebrational event dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the assignment of the “Academic” status to the National Drama Theater.
On November 7, 2019, organized by the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Union of Theater Workers of Azerbaijan, an event dedicated to the 650th anniversary of the famous Azerbaijani poet Imameddin Nasimi was held. The event was attended by theatrical figures, eminent creative personalities, students and media representatives.
The Deputy Director of the Azerbaijan State Academic Russian Drama Theater Ilham Mammadov was awarded with a diploma and badge of honor for his contribution to the development of national theater art on the occasion of the 50th birthday.
On 5 April, 2019, in the framework of the Memorandum on the Development of Cultural Relations, signed by Union of Theatre Workers of Azerbaijan and the Georgian Theatre Society, the performance “Medea vs. Euripides” of the Meskhetian State Drama Theatre of Georgia was presented on the stage of the Academic National Drama Theatre. The artistic director of the theatre is Lia Suluashvili.
On 15 February, 2019, the Union of Theatre Workers organized the premiere of a performance prepared by the creative team of the Baku Children’s Theatre based on the work of Jalil Mammadguluzade. The director is Konul Shahbazova-Gasimova, the production designer is Sevda Mammadov, and the musical designer is Rauf Huseynli.
An interesting production and acting, colorful decorations and fun musical arrangement were greeted with applause from children and teenagers.
On 28 January, 2019, the Ministry of Culture of the Azerbaijan Republic and the Union of Theatre Workers organized the presentation of the book “Pages of Life”, dedicated to the 100thanniversary of the outstanding director, actor, theatre expert, People’s Artist of the USSR Mehdi Mammadov.
On 20 November, 2017, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Azerbaijan Republic and Union of Theatre Workers of Azerbaijan organized an event entitled as “Two friends”, dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the outstanding theatre persons Zafar Nematov and Hasan Hagverdiyev.
