Ukrainian Dramatic Theatre of Maria Zankovetska, Neoclassical theatre in central Lviv, Ukraine

The Ukrainian Dramatic Theatre of Maria Zankovetska occupies a four-storey brick building with a symmetrical plan centred on the auditorium, foyer and stage, flanked by two inner courtyards. Its south facade carries an Ionic portico topped by a pediment, and the foyer and auditorium were decorated in 1940–1942 with reliefs by sculptors M. Onuk and J. Reichher-Todt.

The Skarbek Theatre opened on 28 March 1842 with Grillparzer's "Illusion of Life", the day before Fredro's "Śluby panieńskie". It was the third-largest theatre in Europe with 1,460 seats. From 1900 to 1939 the building served as a philharmonic and cinema. The Zankovetska troupe, founded in Kyiv in 1917, moved to Lviv in 1944.

The theatre is named after Maria Zankovetska, who became the first person to receive the People's Artist of Ukraine title in 1922. Her name represents the importance of Ukrainian stage art and the legacy of this pioneering performer.

The building occupies a full block between Lesya Ukrayinka Street, Prospekt Svobody, Kniazia Yaroslavа Osmomysla Square and Teatralna Street. The main entrance faces Prospekt Svobody, while the box office is on the Lesya Ukrayinka Street side. The auditorium seats 1,460 and has a movable stage installed in 1940.

The theatre stands on the site of Lviv's Lower Castle, the main node of the medieval fortifications, and its brick walls rest on foundations reinforced with oak piles. When it opened on 28 March 1842 with Grillparzer's "Illusion of Life", it was the largest theatre building in Europe and third by seating capacity after Milan and Dresden, with 1,460 seats.