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.
Oedipus
Vito Taufer directs a film noir-inspired production of Sophocles’ play at the Yugoslav Drama Theatre
Mileva
Intriguing multi-layered and multi-authored piece about the life of physicist and mathematician Mileva Marić Einstein
The Hour of Death
Ilir Bokshi directs a new play based on the true experiences of political prisoners performed at Prishtina prison.
The Years of Crows
Siniša Kovačević returns to the Serbian stage with an epic First World War drama with nationalistic undertones.
Network
Technically ambitious staging of Paddy Chayefsky’s classic 1976 film about exploitation and the media at Ljubljana’s Mladinsko Theatre
The Handke Project
Jeton Neziraj’s new play explores the controversy surrounding Peter Handke’s Nobel Prize and the topic of genocide denial.
The Miracle in Šargan
Jagoš Marković directs a moving, well-acted, yet overly safe staging of Ljubomir Simović’s classic play for the Yugoslav Drama Theatre.
Antigone
Contemporary staging of Sophocles play in which Antigone is played by two actors: Dunja Stojanović and Jana Milosavljević.
Çimka
Shpetim Selmani’s play about life under the Albanian communist regime features two interlinked narratives.