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.
The Knot
Žiga Divjak and Kolektiv Igralke collaborate on a layered, if distant, piece about European militarisation and the rising threat of war.
The Miser
North Macedonian director Slobodan Unkovski fuses acting styles in a lively production of Moliere’s comedy at the Ivan Vazov National Theatre.
The Witches of Salem
Oliver Frljić’s latest show for ZKM is a very Oliver Frljić-y take on Arthur Miller’s classic play, The Crucible.
Kiss of the Spider Woman
The inaugural season of Teatar 071 concludes with Alen Šimić and Darko Lukić’s metatextual version of Manuel Puig’s best-selling novel.
My Sad Monsters
Ivan Vanja Alač directs Croatian playwright Mate Matišić’s metatheatrical follow-up to Man of Wax at National Theatre of Sombor.
Cat’s Head
Dejan Projkovski’s compelling and unsettling production of the play by Venko Andonovski at Drama Theatre Skopje
Casimir and Caroline
With her debut production, of Ödön von Horváth’s play, film director Isidora Ratković demonstrates a strong eye for visual storytelling.
The Double Bass
Alban Goranci gives an engaging and warm performance in an adaptation of Patrick Süskind’s bittersweet one-man play
Metamorphosis: Genesis of a Decline
A visually and lyrically intriguing piece with shades of Greek tragedy by director Luka Jovanov and writer Teodora Marković.