Zhambili Regional Drama Theatre, Drama theatre in Oskemen, Kazakhstan.

The Zhambili Regional Drama Theatre occupies a brick building erected in 1902 in Oskemen, originally called the People's House. Its free asymmetrical plan and Art Nouveau facade decoration include round and arched windows and small turrets crowning the roof corners. The building is listed as an architectural monument of republican significance.

The building opened on 26 October 1902 as the People's House, funded by donations from townspeople at the initiative of O. F. Kostyurin and other exiled narodniks. Its first play was "Rabochaya Slobodka". In 1935 citizens asked M. I. Kalinin for help forming a troupe; the first season opened in January 1936 with Gogol's "Marriage". It became a regional theatre in 1939 and was named after Zhambyl in July 1946.

Since February 2000 the theatre has housed two companies: a Russian troupe and a Kazakh troupe, which opened its first season with G. Musrepov's play "Kozy Korpesh and Bayan Sulu". A Kazakh drama circle had already existed beside the theatre since the 1930s, staging works such as G. Grebenshchikov's "The Fine Young Man" and N. Annenkova-Bernard's "The Fortress".

The theatre stands in a 1902 building on the corner of the city centre, with the stage hall entered from the main facade; the asymmetrical plan means the foyer and staircases sit off to one side. Two companies, Russian and Kazakh, share the venue, so check which troupe performs before choosing a date.

The theatre was named after Zhambyl in July 1946 by decision of the Ust-Kamenogorsk city executive committee, marking the centenary of the poet's birth. The Kazakh troupe formed in 2000 opened with Musrepov's "Kozy Korpesh and Bayan-Sulu".