Based on the original text by Davor Špišić
THE BOY
Trapped between trauma and reality.
Premiere: Marin Držić Theatre Dubrovnik (2023)
The protagonist — a war hero at the beginning and a victim of his own people by the end — is haunted by the demons left in the wake of war. The adaptation was a rewriting of the original text, approached with a strong awareness of the present moment, shaping the hero as a moral compass in a decadent world of political opportunists. His demons emerge through Brechtian songs that stand in contrast to the dramatic scenes portraying the brutality of the real world and human nature. The production is marked by a powerful, atmospheric intensity.
Director, dramaturge & author of adaptation: Tamara Damjanović
Set designers: Sheron Pimpi-Steiner & Ivana Živković
Costume designer: Marita Ćopo
Conductor: Katarina Ranković
Choreographer: Linda Valjalo
Light designer: Marko Mijatović
Photos & trailer: Miran Brautović