“The Mood in General Was Like at a Football Match”: Entertainment and Fun during the People’s Liberation Struggle

During the People’s Liberation Struggle, the artists created at full steam, and their art was inspired by the events of the war as well as by the promise of creating a new socialist society following its end. This article analyzes both artistic and propagandistic aspects of the work of wartime Partisan theatres, particularly the Theatre of the People’s Liberation, with the aim to point out and emphasize the importance of fun in the presentation of their work to the Yugoslav audiences.