Redemption
Veljko Mićunović’s strikingly staged but irresponsibly revisionist production based on the novel by Branimir Šćepanović at the Serbian National Theatre.
Balkan Beauty
Andraš Urban directs a vibrant and dynamic production based on the novel by Laslo Vegel at the Serbian National Theatre in Novi Sad.
Antigone in the Amazon
Swiss director Milo Rau re-enacts Sophocles’ tragedy with members of Brazil’s Landless Workers’ Movement (MST)
Joy
Writer and director Nejc Gazvoda’s new play is an resonant exploration of the social impact of the housing crisis in Slovenia
1981
Tomi Janežič’s superbly acted and moving family drama is one of the best Serbian shows of recent years.
Cadela Força Trilogy – Chapter I: The Bride and Goodnight Cinderella
Carolina Bianchi impactfully fuses performance art and theatre in the first part of a trilogy about sexual violence.
We Are Going to Make Something about War, Gender and Liberty, It Will Be Titled: What Would Chelsea Say
Participatory installation performance by Irena Ristić and Đorđe Živadinović Grgur asking questions about the US whistleblower, information and identity.
Kazimir and Karolina
Nina Rajić Kranjac directs a striking production of Ödön von Horváth’s play set during the rise of fascism.
Rupture
Jan Krmelj directs a slow-placed but provocative production of a play that explores the line between truth and conspiracy.
Macbeth
Adrian Morina and Gresa Pallaska excel in Qëndrim Rijani’s lavish production of Shakespeare’s tragedy for the National Theatre of Kosovo.