A Son, a Mother and a Father Sit at the Table in Silence
Aleksandar Švabić directs Ivor Martinić’s family drama which mines humour from the everyday at Zagreb Youth Theatre.
Jasna Jasna Žmak: “It’s important to talk about artistic responsibility”
Following her win at this year’s 58th BITEF festival, Nora Čulić Matošić talks to the dramaturg and writer Jasna Jasna Žmak about her solo show this is my truth, tell me yours, hypocrisy, hyper-production and the value of awards.
Girls
Director Tjaša Črnigoj and the Igralke Collective stage a thoughtful exploration of women’s sex education through history
Angel of Ice
Árpád Schilling’s well-acted if overlong play about the hypocrisy of the wealthy and a journalist who decides to do good with her life
Ubu Ovo Ono
Dražen Krešić and Katarina Krešić’s exuberantly performed, thrillingly theatrical and seriously funny take on Alfred Jarry’s play marks them out as talents to watch.
Mother and Child
Matija Ferlin’s chilly production of Jon Fosse’s play about the broken relationship between a mother and her son for INK Pula.
Euphoria
Ksenija Zec’s authorial project at Zagreb Youth Theatre attempts to capture teen spirit and adolescent emotions on stage.
You Can Be Anything
Ivana Vuković makes her directorial debut at KunstTeatar with her own playful play about the societal expectations faced by women and girls.
12th Night, or What You Will
Gender is central to Grzegorz Jarzyna’s reimagining of Shakespeare’s comedy for Zagreb Youth Theatre.
Croatian Theatre Showcase 2023: making hidden things visible
This year’s Croatian Theatre Showcase took place between 18th-21st May. Andrej Čanji reports on a diverse and varied programme that explored and exposed the hidden, the invisible and the absent.