The Thalia Prize is AICT/IATC’s prestigious award for outstanding contribution to the field of theatre criticism. It is bestowed on critics, theoreticians, and practitioners who have played significant roles in shaping global understanding of theatre spanning different cultural environments, politics, and aesthetics. 

In 2006, the Thalia Prize was presented for the first time. The Prize, generously sponsored by Romania’s Craiova Shakespeare Foundation, consists of a cane topped with a figure in silver of the Greek muse of comedy, after whom it is named. 

Read the history of the Thalia Prize in this Critical Stages article by Margareta Sörenson.