Telling trans stories on the Serbian stage
Two recent shows on the Serbian independent scene have explored trans issues in strikingly different ways. Andrej Čanji discusses Before We Begin and Major and Helena.
68th Sterijino pozorje: A critical dialogue
The 68th Sterijino Pozorje took place earlier this summer in Novi Sad. Critics Borisav Matić and Andrej Čanji discuss this year’s selection.
Actors under attack: Serbian actors face abuse for speaking out
Actors in Serbia have been subjected to ongoing insults and attacks from the authorities and online abuse following their support for recent protests.
Once Upon a Time in Brijuni
Branislav Trifunović, Milan Marić, Tihana Lazović, and Sanja Marković star in Kokan Mladenović’s entertaining play about Richard Burton, Tito and the roles people play.
Programme announced for 57th BITEF festival
The programme for the 57th edition of BITEF will include work by Mateja Koležnik, Anja Suša and Igor Koruga.
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.