Ubu Ovo Ono
Dražen Krešić and Katarina Krešić’s exuberantly performed, thrillingly theatrical and seriously funny take on Alfred Jarry’s play marks them out as talents to watch.
Lucija Klarić is a dramaturg and writer based in Zagreb with a passion for games and game-like things. She writes plays of which some were rewarded and had concert readings and has co-written screenplays for kids for the National Croatian Television. Her interests are also hybrid works with an interactive element. Regularly writes film reviews and occasionally, theater ones.
You Can Be Anything
Ivana Vuković makes her directorial debut at KunstTeatar with her own playful play about the societal expectations faced by women and girls.
Kralj Ubu
Miran Kurspahić directs a multi-layered, vivacious and unapologetic take on Alfred Jarry’s provocative play.
The Cherry Orchard
Ivan Popovski directs a captivating, comical and compellingly acted production of Chekhov’s play at Zagreb Youth Theatre
Zagreb’s Kunst Teatar: “We want to attract new audiences to the theater”
Zagreb’s Kunst Teatar is a small privately run and independently spirited theater that supports emerging writers and artists. Lucija Klarik speaks to the co-founders about the challenges and rewards of running their own space.
Sloboština Barbie
Lively, music-infused concert-staging of Maše Kolanović’s popular novel Sloboština Barbie about growing up in Croatia at Zagreb’s KunstTeatar
Light Falls
The first production of a play by UK writer Simon Stephens to be staged in Croatia, subtly if unadventurously directed by Janusz Kica
Ivana Vuković: “I write about the things to which I don’t have the answers”
Ivana Vuković, the playwright, screenwriter and dramaturg from Split, discusses Croatia’s housing crisis and the need for artistic solidarity.
Pavlica Bajsić Brazzoduro: “Audio creates a whole new dimension”
Croatian theatremaker Pavlica Bajsić Brazzoduro on the development of her particular model of radiophonic theatre and the power of sound
The Brothers Karamazov
Oliver Frljić to the Croatian theater scene with a mature, complex and atmospheric take on Dostoevsky’s novel at Zagreb Youth Theatre