Turkish theatre history has followed a path of harmony and disharmony between the strict measures of the State and the freedom of discourse in the performing arts. Although the State has usually been a major source of sponsorship for promoting the ways of the theatre, it was for private enterprise to undertake the struggle against political restrictions that barred the innovations and radical changes in the development of the performing arts. The article aims at discussing how private enterprise sustained the freedom of speech on the stage during times of political suppression while, at the same time, keeping up with innovations that renew the faces of the art of theatre, with particular emphasis on three main headings: Use of Stage Adaptations from Poetry and Fiction, promotion of Documentary Drama and the advent of Playwrights’ Theatre.