Macbeth
Nikita Milivojević directs a typically beautiful staging of Shakespeare’s play of power and ambition at Belgrade Drama Theatre
Crises
Slovenian director Žiga Divjak’s new performance explores the role that capitalism has played in creating the climate crises
(Not) the End of the World
Katie Mitchell directs Chris Bush’s multiversal play about the choices we make and the impact they have on the environment, presented as part of the 56th BITEF
Award winners announced at 56th BITEF festival
Awards were presented to work by Nina Rajić Kranjac and Jan Martens at closing ceremony of the 56th BITEF
Gardien Party/Tijuana
Natasha Tripney reviews a double bill of documentary theatre pieces about working life from France and Mexico, performed as part of BITEF 2022.
Dr Ausländer (Made for Germany): documenting migrant stories
The creators of Dr. Ausländer (Made for Germany) discuss the mass migration of medical workers from Serbia and the region to Germany and documentary theatre.
Oedipus
Vito Taufer directs a film noir-inspired production of Sophocles’ play at the Yugoslav Drama Theatre
Novi Sad’s INFANT festival: reinterpreted classics and existential anxieties
Highlights of the 49th INFANT festival at the Serbian National Theatre in Novi Sad included work by Mateja Koležnik and Žiga Divjak.
Mileva
Intriguing multi-layered and multi-authored piece about the life of physicist and mathematician Mileva Marić Einstein
The Years of Crows
Siniša Kovačević returns to the Serbian stage with an epic First World War drama with nationalistic undertones.