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Sasha Milavic Davies: “The audience were on the verge of rioting”

InterviewBy Natasha TripneyNovember 13, 2022

Sasha Milavic Davies is a director, dramaturg, choreographer and movement director who has worked extensively in the UK, at the Royal Court, National Theatre and in the West End, and at Belgrade’s Atelje 212. She talks to Natasha Tripney about the differences between Serbian and UK theatre and stressful opening nights.

Lulzim Zeqja: “I always try to understand the character from the inside out”

InterviewBy Flamur DardeshiNovember 6, 2022

Lulzim Zeqja has been a fixture of the Albanian theatre scene for 20 years and is a member of National Theater ensemble. He talks to Flamur Dardeshi about his stage and screen work and the economic challenges that face actors in Albania.

Besmir Bitraku: “Directing has made me a better actor”

InterviewBy Flamur DardeshiOctober 11, 2022

Albanian actor Besmir Bitraku on making his directorial debut with the darkly comic Festen, the role of theater in society and the challenges of making theater in Albania.

Tanja Šljivar: “Laughter is a natural response to the absurdity of the world”

InterviewBy Darija DavidovicOctober 9, 2022

Playwright and dramaturg Tanja Šljivar discusses her new play about teenage pregnancy, her upbringing in Banja Luka and writing her debut novel about her time at the National Theatre Belgrade

Maladype Theatre: “We are the black sheep of our theatre society”

InterviewBy Nick AwdeSeptember 4, 2022

For 20 years, Hungary’s Maladype Theatre has sought to maintain independence within an increasingly authoritarian political landscape. Nick Awde talks to them about creative integrity, international touring and turning adversity to advantage.

Hakan Savas Mican: “For a long time migrants were marginalized in theatre”

InterviewBy Tom MustrophJuly 14, 2022

Writer, director and filmmaker Hakan Savas Mican on making work about the migrant experience and why it’s important to talk about questions of class.

Ivana Vuković: “I write about the things to which I don’t have the answers”

InterviewBy Lucija KlarikJune 5, 2022

Ivana Vuković, the playwright, screenwriter and dramaturg from Split, discusses Croatia’s housing crisis and the need for artistic solidarity. 

Rebeka Qena in Stiffler at Teatri Oda, Prishtina. Photo: Sovereign Nrecaj

Doruntina Basha: “There is a knife in each of our backs”

InterviewBy Gresa HasaMay 24, 2022

Playwright Doruntina Basha on her new play Stiffler, the prevalence of femicide in the Balkans and wider society, and the role that art can play in the feminist cause.

Finding Their Voice: making feminist theatre in Albania

InterviewBy Flamur DardeshiMay 19, 2022

Director Klaudia Piroli and performers Vlera Pylla and Enisa Hysa discuss their new show Pa Ze, feminism and what it is to be voiceless.

Uroš Fürst: “Being an actor can be gladiator-like”

InterviewBy Natasha TripneyMay 9, 2022

Slovenian actor Uroš Fürst on performing Duncan Macmillan’s Every Brilliant Thing, audience interaction and changing attitudes to mental health.

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