The Mother
Ema Andrea gives a masterful performance in an experimental production of Florian Zeller’s play at the National Experimental Theatre in Tirana.
The Cabinet Minister’s Wife/Ljubinko and Desanka
Borisav Matić: reviews two recent revivals of Branislav Nušić’s classic comedy and an early play by Aleksandar Popović, one more successful than the other.
1978
Tomi Janežič’s ambitious, site-responsive exploration of life under communism transports its audience through time
Charles III
Jeton Neziraj’s entertaining new play for Qendra Multimedia is a humorous exploration of Albanian folklore and national heroes.
All About Eve
Albulena Kryeziu Bokshi is captivatingly glamorous in Besmir Bitraku’s stage adaptation of the classic Hollywood movie.
The Future
Žiga Divjak directs a wordless piece about climate change and humanity’s impact on the planet at Belgrade Drama Theatre
Euphoria
Ksenija Zec’s authorial project at Zagreb Youth Theatre attempts to capture teen spirit and adolescent emotions on stage.
The Last Fiction Piece
Director Boris Nikitin’s layered exploration of truth, faith and theatre at the Mladinsko Theatre is half sermon, half TEDtalk
Long Day’s Journey into Night
Iliriana Arifi directs Eugene O’Neill’s masterpiece about the tempestuous Tyrone family for the National Theatre Kosovo
An Incident at the Border,
Young director Stefan Gajić helms Kieran Lynn’s satirical and resonant play about borders in the Yugoslav Drama Theatre Studio.