
The Shakhmet Khusainov Regional Kazakh Musical and Drama Theater was opened on March 6, 1996 with a performance based on the play by Gabit Musrepov "Akan seri-Aktokty". The director of this performance is the Honored Worker of the Republic of Kazakhstan Zhakyp Omarov.
The first director of the theater was the Honored Worker of the Republic of Kazakhstan Muratbek Ukubaevich Ospanov, who brought young graduates of the Almaty Academy of Arts named after T. Zhurgenov.
Theaters continue to play a key role in preserving and promoting cultural heritage. There are 2 state theaters in the Akmola region (254 specialists, 79 of them are creative staff). In the troupe of the Kazakh theater "People's Artist" Zhibek Bagisova, "Madeniyet kayratkeri" - 4, "Madeniyet salasyn uzdigi" - 8.
Over the past year, the tetras have staged 26 new productions (22 in 2023), of which 15 are based on works by Russian authors (14 in 2023). During the year, 725 performances were shown by theaters, with an audience coverage of 89,201. Income from paid services amounted to 67,622.9 thousand tenge.
As part of the 90th anniversary of the national writer of Kazakhstan, S.Zhunusov, the Salem International Comedy Theater Festival was held, where theaters from Kazakhstan, Turkey and Azerbaijan took part. Actor of the Kazakh Drama Theater named after Sh. Khusainov "Madeniyet salasyn uzdigi" Kairat Myrzabolatov was awarded in the nomination "Best male episodic role" at the republican theater festival "Yertis-Bayan", dedicated to the 135th anniversary of J.Aimautova.