Theatre Gertrudes ielas teatris is located at Gertrudes street 101a, in a courtyard house. It was built in 1954 to host Repair and Building Administration No. 2. In the traditions of the time, the Administration building was equipped with a 250 sq. metre large assembly hall, complete with a stage and Soviet era Empire style decorations. After the collapse of the Soviet Union and the restoration of Latvian independence in 1991 the Administration was shut down, the building became private property and the hall served various functions: a book distributor, later a photo studio and a dance studio.

In the fall of 2009, while searching for a space for the performance “Männersache”, Association “TARBA” responded to an advertisement that offered to rent out the hall. The success of the production and the audience reception encouraged us to think about what comes next- the creation of a new theatre. Producer Maija Pavlova and director Andrejs Jarovojs from theatre company “United Intimacy” were joined by other active independent artists and creative teams- Varis Klausitajs’ Drawing Theatre”, Krista Burane’s and Martins Eihe’s Association “Nomadi”, Elina Gaitjukeviča’s and Sintija Silina’s “Dance Anatomy”, and up-and-coming directors Karlis Krumins and Valters Silis- and thus Theatre Gertrudes ielas teatris was born.