Award winners announced at 56th BITEF festival
Awards were presented to work by Nina Rajić Kranjac and Jan Martens at closing ceremony of the 56th BITEF
Natasha Tripney is a writer, editor and critic based in London. She is the reviews editor for The Stage, the newspaper of the UK theatre industry. In 2011, she co-founded Exeunt, an online theatre magazine, which she edited until 2016. She is a contributor to the Guardian, the Independent, the BBC, Tortoise and Kosovo 2.0
Gardien Party/Tijuana
Natasha Tripney reviews a double bill of documentary theatre pieces about working life from France and Mexico, performed as part of BITEF 2022.
Programme announced for MESS festival 2022
The programme for the 62nd edition of the MESS festival will feature work by Oliver Frljić and Sebastian Nübling
SNG Drama to present Sebastijan Horvat’s Cement trilogy in Ljubljana
SNG Drama will present all three parts of Sebastijan Horvat’s ambitious Cement trilogy in Ljubljana in September.
Programme announced for 56th BITEF festival
Katie Mitchell, Žiga Divjak and Alexander Zeldin’s work will feature on the programme of the 56th edition of BITEF (Belgrade International Theatre Festival)
Antigone
Contemporary staging of Sophocles play in which Antigone is played by two actors: Dunja Stojanović and Jana Milosavljević.
The Hungarian State Folk Ensemble: keeping tradition alive
The Hungarian State Folk Ensemble, which mixes folk traditions with modern dance, is bringing a new show to London inspired by the life of Franz Liszt.
Programme announced for the Mirëdita, Dobar Dan festival
The ninth edition of the Mirëdita, Dobar Dan festival will take place in locations around Belgrade from 25th – 28th May.
The Lepa Brena Project
The life and legacy of the Yugoslav pop icon Lepa Brena explored through a quintet of interlinked monologues.
Uroš Fürst: “Being an actor can be gladiator-like”
Slovenian actor Uroš Fürst on performing Duncan Macmillan’s Every Brilliant Thing, audience interaction and changing attitudes to mental health.