Ne:BITEF: Serbia’s theatre community stands together
On 20 September, Serbia’s theatre community came together to mark 60 years of the Belgrade International Theatre Festival (Bitef) with ne:Bitef, a ‘guerrilla-style’ event spanning the city.
Staging Othello in Albania: A critical dialogue
Following the premiere of Qëndrim Rijani’s production Othello at the National Theatre of Albania, our critics discuss the questions it raises around race, otherness, power and identity, as well as wider issues within the Albanian theatre scene.
The Knot
Žiga Divjak and Kolektiv Igralke collaborate on a layered, if distant, piece about European militarisation and the rising threat of war.
A Collection of (Probably) Unread Plays
Young playwrights in Serbia face a struggle not only to get their work staged, but to get their work read. Miomir Milosavac reports on the publication of a new zine spotlighting Serbia’s under-performed writers.
Second ne:BITEF event is announced
The second edition of ne:BITEF, the guerrilla theatre festival, will be held on 20 September across 60 locations throughout Belgrade.