Mama is the First Word
A kaleidoscopic new play about different women’s experiences of motherhood by young Slovenian writers Tjaša Mislej and Pia Vatovec Dirnbek
Biedermann and the Arsonists
Agon Myftari directs Max Frisch’s still-resonant absurdist classic in an entertaining production at the National Theatre of Kosovo
Nebitno
A satirical one-man-performance by Kerim Čutuna, directed by Alen Šimić, but is it a play or a stand-up routine? And does it matter?
Gidion’s Knot
Hana Qena directs a taut, well-performed production of Johanna Adam’s layered 2013 play about mental health and the school system.
Acid
Croatian playwright Tena Štivičić’s topical new play explores abuses of power within a renowned dance company.
Voranc
Živa Bizovičar directs an atmospheric and evocative production of Dane Zajc’s poetic drama of rural Slovenian life at SNG Drama
King Ubu
Andrija Milošević stars in an entertainingly played if only superficially critical staging of Alfred Jarry’s scandalising play at Belgrade Drama Theatre.
Woman as Lovers
The audience is invited a wedding in director Bojana Lazić and dramaturg Dimitrije Kokanov’s inventive staging of Elfriede Jelinek’s novel at Knjaževsko Srpski Teatar
Ode to Joy
Actor Gordan Kičić directs and stars in Fedor Šili’s fast-paced and precisely performed vaudevillian comedy
The Son
Fatos Berisha directs a well acted performance of Florian Zeller’s play about a family dealing with their teenage son’s depression.