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Maša Derganc wins the Borštnik Award for Acting 2021

June 27, 2021 9:34 am Published by Comments Off on Maša Derganc wins the Borštnik Award for Acting 2021

Maša Derganc, a member of the SNT Drama Ljubljana resident ensemble won the Borštnik Award at the 56th Maribor Theatre Festival for acting for the role of Alice James in the production of Alice in Bed by Susan Sontag and directed by Dorian Šilc Petek. According to the 56th Maribor Theatre Festival jury, »the role of Alice James is defined by an unnamed... View Article


Marjan Nečak wins the Golden Lion for Best Music

June 27, 2021 7:39 am Published by Comments Off on Marjan Nečak wins the Golden Lion for Best Music

Marjan Nečak, author (together with Maja Hrgović), director, composer, set designer and lighting designer of the drama-opera The Little Wire Girl, won the Golden Lion for Best Music at the 22nd International Festival of Chamber Theatre Golden Lion in Umag, Croatia. According to the 22nd International Festival of Chamber Theatre Golden Lion in Umag, Croatia jury, »Marjan Nečák’s score is... View Article


Preview on the Main Stage: Endgame by Samuel Beckett, directed by Diego de Brea (29 June at 20.00)

June 22, 2021 9:41 am Published by Comments Off on Preview on the Main Stage: Endgame by Samuel Beckett, directed by Diego de Brea (29 June at 20.00)

The SNT Drama Ljubljana rounds off its 2020/21 season repertoire with the absurdist-dystopian one-act play Endgame. It is considered, alongside Waiting for Godot, »tragicomedy in two acts«, one of the most celebrated works by the Irish playwright and versatile artist Samuel Beckett. Translated by Srečko Fišer. Endgame is directed, set and lighting designed by Diego... View Article


Coming up on the Main Stage: the premiere of The Night Writer by the world famous Belgian artist Jan Fabre (29 May at 20.00)

May 27, 2021 9:43 am Published by Comments Off on Coming up on the Main Stage: the premiere of The Night Writer by the world famous Belgian artist Jan Fabre (29 May at 20.00)

The Night Writer, a collaboration between the SNT Drama Ljubljana and the Troubleyn Theater, founded in the mid-1980s by the world famous Belgian multidisciplinary artist, screenwriter, director and choreographer Jan Fabre, is to be staged shortly. The director, set designer, costume designer and author of the video is Jan Fabre. He has chosen the Drama... View Article


Coming soon to the Main Stage: the first Slovenian production of The Mother by Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz, directed by Juš Zidar (from 21 to 25 May 2021)

May 21, 2021 9:45 am Published by Comments Off on Coming soon to the Main Stage: the first Slovenian production of The Mother by Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz, directed by Juš Zidar (from 21 to 25 May 2021)

The first Slovenian production of the intriguing and multidimensional play The Mother by the famous Polish writer, painter and philosopher Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz who is no stranger to Slovenian audience as the author of The Crazy Locomotive, continues the theatre season 2020/21 on the SNT Drama Ljubljana Main Stage. The Mother which is considered one... View Article


Coming soon on the Small Stage: premiere of The Scorpion by Véronique Olmi, directed by Nina Šorak (7 and 8 May at 20.00)

May 4, 2021 9:52 am Published by Comments Off on Coming soon on the Small Stage: premiere of The Scorpion by Véronique Olmi, directed by Nina Šorak (7 and 8 May at 20.00)

The process of creating the first Slovenian production of The Scorpion, a play by Véronique Olmi, directed by Nina Šorak, will be completed with a live streaming of the show. Saša Pavček, Bojan Emeršič, Iva Babić and Saša Tabaković star in a performance that very openly addresses topical issues of non-acceptance of otherness and strongly... View Article


Original project by Nina Ivanišin: My First Informance with the Working Title Sea Wall (16 and 17 April at 20.00)

April 15, 2021 9:54 am Published by Comments Off on Original project by Nina Ivanišin: My First Informance with the Working Title Sea Wall (16 and 17 April at 20.00)

My First Informance with the Working Title Sea Wall by Nina Ivanišin will be presented as part of the Drama Laboratory platform and will be live streamed on Friday, 16 April at 20.00, and on Saturday, 17 April at 20.00 from the Rehearsal Room of the SNT Drama Ljubljana. Starring Klemen Janežič, the performance includes... View Article


Nina Valič is the recipient of the Slovenian Association of Dramatic Artists (ZDUS) annual award for outstanding acting achievements in the last two years

March 26, 2021 10:00 am Published by Comments Off on Nina Valič is the recipient of the Slovenian Association of Dramatic Artists (ZDUS) annual award for outstanding acting achievements in the last two years

Actress Nina Valič is a resident member of the SNT Drama Ljubljana who augments each performance with her talent, personality, and her working ethics. Her acting is focused on the production as a whole, never seeking personal acclamation. The multifaceted nature of her stage personality and presence involves all the viewer’s senses and allows for... View Article


Cement by Heiner Müller directed by Sebastijan Horvat – live streaming from the Main Stage (26 and 27 March at 20.00)

March 24, 2021 10:01 am Published by Comments Off on Cement by Heiner Müller directed by Sebastijan Horvat – live streaming from the Main Stage (26 and 27 March at 20.00)

SNT Drama Ljubljana continues the season 2020/21 with the keenly anticipated staging of Cement by Heiner Müller, one of the most important playwrights of the second half of the 20th century in the German language, directed by Sebastijan Horvat. You can watch the live streaming of the premiere presented to you by four high-resolution cameras... View Article


Coming soon: world premiere of the stage adaptation of the novel The Fig Tree by Goran Vojnović, directed by Luka Martin Škof

March 8, 2021 10:02 am Published by Comments Off on Coming soon: world premiere of the stage adaptation of the novel The Fig Tree by Goran Vojnović, directed by Luka Martin Škof

The Fig Tree, the third in a series of highly acclaimed and award-winning novels by Goran Vojnović, deals with a wide range of topics that offer a comprehensive insight into the historical and social life circumstances of several generations of families living in the culturally and politically volatile Balkans. The author of the dramatization is... View Article


A New Race at the 51st Week of Slovenian Drama

March 5, 2021 10:06 am Published by Comments Off on A New Race at the 51st Week of Slovenian Drama

The festival selector Rok Andres has included in the competition program of the 51st Week of Slovenian Drama the SNT Drama Ljubljana production of A New Race by the author and director Matjaž Zupančič. It stars Bojan Emeršič, Jurij Zrnec, Saša Tabaković, Barbara Cerar and Gregor Baković, for whom Zupančič also wrote the play. The... View Article


Drama on tour in the time of pandemic: presenting our production of The Little Wire Girl at the prestigious international theatre festival in Milan

February 17, 2021 10:10 am Published by Comments Off on Drama on tour in the time of pandemic: presenting our production of The Little Wire Girl at the prestigious international theatre festival in Milan

The Slovenian National Theatre Drama Ljubljana will present the world premiere of The Little Wire Girl by Maja Hrgović and Marjan Nečak on 17 and 18 February at the 12th edition of the International Prize »Il teatro Nudo« (»The Naked Theatre«) Teresa Pomodoro in Milan, Italy. Unfortunately, the slow easing of the epidemiological situation in... View Article


The Effect by Lucy Prebble directed by Eva Nina Lampič – live streaming from the Small Stage (10 and 11 February at 20.00)

January 22, 2021 10:11 am Published by Comments Off on The Effect by Lucy Prebble directed by Eva Nina Lampič – live streaming from the Small Stage (10 and 11 February at 20.00)

SNT Drama Ljubljana is pleased to announce the first Slovenian production of The Effect, a play by a socially committed contemporary British playwright Lucy Prebble, directed by Eva Nina Lampič. The premiere will be live streamed on Wednesday, 10 February at 20.00 from the Small Stage. The upcoming production is the second Small Stage production in... View Article


Cement by Heiner Müller directed by Sebastijan Horvat – live streaming from the Main Stage (13 and 16 February at 20.00)

January 19, 2021 10:13 am Published by Comments Off on Cement by Heiner Müller directed by Sebastijan Horvat – live streaming from the Main Stage (13 and 16 February at 20.00)

SNT Drama Ljubljana continues the season 2020/21 with the staging of the play Cement by Heiner Müller, one of the most important playwrights of the second half of the 20th century in the German language. The upcoming performance on the Drama Main Stage is the second part of an international trilogy, conceived after Müller’s play... View Article