The Loser
Nataša Radulović, elegantly fuses Pushkin’s play, Mozart and Salieri with Thomas Bernhard’s The Loser in an exploration of genius and the pursuit of perfection.
The Gospel According to F.M. Dostoyevsky
Jernej Lorenci directs a minimalistic, philosophical show based on fragments from a number of Dostoyevsky’s novels at the Serbian National Theatre, Novi Sad.
Jackpot
Ivor Martinić’s smart, funny and well-performed play about the impact money can have on people, at Zagreb’s Kunst Teatar.
Address to the Nation
Bojan Djordjev directs an exuberant production of Italian actor and writer Ascanio Celestini’s satirical text Address to the Nation.
The Last Balkan Vampire
Aleksandar Popovski’s directs a cinematic staging of Dejan Dukovski’s black comedy Western with shades of Tarantino at the Serbian National Theatre, Novi Sad.
The Bald Soprano
Suzana Nikolić directs an inventive and distinctive production of Ionesco’s absurdist classic The Bald Soprano at Zagreb Youth Theatre
Gadjo (the young europeans)
Striking production of Jeton Neziraj’s hard-hitting play about the pervasiveness of racism and hate in society, a co-production of National Experimental Theater “Kujtim Spahivogli” and Pristina’s Qendra Multimedia.
American Buffalo
Blendi Arifi directs a tense production of David Mamet’s modern American classic in Gjilan.
55 Square Metres
Ivana Vuković’s well-observed and well-acted play about the pressures and precarity faced by local residents in Split during the tourist season.
Life Is a Dream
Bulgarian company Zong Theatre present an aesthetically striking production of Pedro Calderón de la Barca’s allegorical drama