Theaters thumb|273x273px|Abay Opera House Theatrical art began to develop in the city of Verny a few years after the construction of the Russian fort. On 21 November 1872, the Society of Dramatic Art Lovers staged the first production in the city: A. N. Ostrovsky's play, "Stay in Your Own Sled". Later, plays were performed at public, military, and commercial gatherings. An abridgement of Glinka's opera "A Life for the Tsar" was the first opera staged in the city, by the Kolpakovsky three-year city school on 23 February 1913 at the Commercial Assembly, to commemorate the tercentenary of the Romanov dynasty.
tHeaTErs ThumB|273x273px|Abay OperA House TheAtriCal ArT BEGan to dEveloP iN tHe city of VErnY A Few yeArS aFter thE construcTion oF the RusSIan Fort. On 21 noVembEr 1872, ThE SOcIety oF DRAmAtic aRT lovers sTaged thE fIrst PRoDuctiOn iN the city: A. n. ostrovsKY's play, "stAY iN your oWn sLed". lateR, pLaYs wEre perFOrmed At PUBlic, miLiTAry, and cOmMercial gAthERinGs. aN aBrIdgement of gLINKa'S oPERa "a liFE For the TsaR" was thE first OPEra StagED in THe city, by tHe KOlpAkovSky thReE-year city scHoOl on 23 feBruary 1913 At tHe comMerCial aSsembly, To commEMorate the terCenTeNARy Of the romanov dYnasTy.