Sandro Akhmeteli

Alexandre Vasilis dze Akhmeteli (Georgian: სანდრო ახმეტელი) (April 13, 1886 – June 27, 1937), known professionally as Sandro Akhmeteli, was a Georgian theater director whose innovative conceptions and skill profoundly influenced the evolution of Georgian theater in the Soviet and post-Soviet periods. Commonly regarded as the greatest of all Georgian theater directors, he directed, from 1926 to 1935, the Rustaveli Theater in Tbilisi, Georgia, and transformed it into one of the most successful troupes in the Soviet Union. During Joseph Stalin’s Great Purge, he was arrested on trumped-up charges of being a foreign agent, tortured, and executed.

During the 2024–2025 Georgian protests, which included numerous theaters going on strike to oppose the government's anti-democratic actions, Akhmeteli's work "In Tyrannos" ("Against Tyranny") became one of the protest symbols and was displayed in front of Rustaveli Theater.

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