Besmir Bitraku: “Directing has made me a better actor”
Albanian actor Besmir Bitraku on making his directorial debut with the darkly comic Festen, the role of theater in society and the challenges of making theater in Albania.
Çimka
Shpetim Selmani’s play about life under the Albanian communist regime features two interlinked narratives.
Finding Their Voice: making feminist theatre in Albania
Director Klaudia Piroli and performers Vlera Pylla and Enisa Hysa discuss their new show Pa Ze, feminism and what it is to be voiceless.
Stand with Ukraine: acts of solidarity in the Western Balkans
As the devastating war in Ukraine continues, SEEstage writers discuss the acts of solidarity, support and protest being carried out by activists and cultural workers across the region
Three Winters
Well-performed and visually pleasing production of Tena Štivičić’s play about four generations of a Croatian family.
FemFest to mark International Women’s Day in Albania
To mark International Women’s Day, FemFest, a four-day festival dedicated to Albanian women, is taking place in Tirana between 5th-8th March.
Ema Andrea: “Freedom is not something that is given to you; it is something you fight for”
Actress, director and producer Ema Andrea talks about the realities of working as an independent artist in Albania.
Hello, I am Mephisto
Dino Mustafic explodes Goethe’s Faust in a vibrant, penetrating and highly physical production at Tirana’s National Experimental Theater
Coriolanus
Altin Basha’s staging of Shakespeare’s play for the National Theatre of Albania favours spectacle and sword-play over subtlety.
The Return of The Prefect – reviving the past
The National Theatre of Albania’s decision to present an ‘artistic reading’ of Besim Levonja’s communist-era comedy Prefekti (The Prefect) sparked controversy. Flamur Dardeshi explores the reasons why.