Serbian theatre critics support actors after government attacks
In Serbia, theatre critics have expressed their support for the acting community following attacks by the government.
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.
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.
Andrej Nosov: “Theatre fits this political space very well”
Theatre director and activist Andrej Nosov is the co-founder of cultural organisation Heartefact Fund. He talks to Nick Awde about cultural co-operation, political loneliness and the continuity of memory.
Don’t Go Far
Tamara Kučinović directs a moving and resonant anti-war play for family audiences at the Children’s Theatre, Subotica
Selection announced for the 68th Sterijino pozorje
The selection for the 68th Sterijino pozorje, the festival of Serbian drama, will feature Irena Popović Dragović’s opera Children.
Yankee Rose
Miloš Lolić directs a seductive production of Slobodan Obradović’s comedy inspired by the life of Anna Nicole Smith.
Irena Popović Dragović: “Our society cherishes the cult of patriarchy”
Composer Irena Popović Dragović on her new opera Children, based on the novel by Milena Marković and making her debut as a director.