Kokan Mladenović: “We have to reinvent the theatre of our times”
Prolific director Kokan Mladenović talks to Nick Awde about his recent work, the ensemble system, his thoughts on audiences and the need to resist artistic compromise.
Selection Announced for 69th Sterijino Pozorje
The programme for the 69th Sterijino pozorje, the theatre festival of Serbian national drama, will include work by Ivica Buljan and Selma Spahić.
Hana Rastoder: “I want to make revolutions in theatre”
Theatre maker Hana Rastoder talks to Nick Awde about 671-LOV, her play about aftermath of the Štrpci massacre and the need for Montenegrin writers to confront the trauma of war.
Philip Parr: “There’s a wealth of passion for Shakespeare outside the UK”
Director Philip Parr talks about his recent production of Pericles for the Hungarian State Theatre “Csiky Gergely” in Timisoara, his international career and the difference between UK and continental approaches to Shakespeare.
Sex Education II
Informative and engagingly presented five-part lecture performance series exploring different facets of female pleasure at the New Post Office.
Mister Dolar
Miloš Lolić’s rave update of Branislav Nušić’s comedy for the National Theatre of Belgrade is a missed opportunity.
Pericles
Philip Parr’s engaging production for the Hungarian State Theatre “Csiky Gergely” links Shakespeare’s play to the modern-day migrant crisis.
Anđelka Nikolić: “We need to give a chance to authors overlooked by history”
Though written nearly 150 years ago, Albina Podgradska’s play Poor Mileva still feels timely. Duška Radosavljević Krojer talks to director Andjelka Nikolić about why rescuing the play from obscurity is a form of activism.
7 Minutes
Driada Dervishi’s resonant adaptation of the play by Stefano Massini for an Albanian context is a call for solidarity.
Fear in the Opera
This absurdist and comical new play by Jelena Mijović and directed by Ivan Vuković is a plea for solidarity in a time of social division.