The Emperor’s New Clothes / Novi Sad Theatre Festival
The day after we can see this fairy tale interpreted by neighbouring troops from Rijeka and Maribor, the play ‘The Emperor’s New Clothes’ will be performed by the Herceg Novi Theatre from Montenegro at Youth Theatre on 9 May, as part of the Future of Europe programme arch.
The play begins with an election for an emperor. The audience listens to election programmes and votes. The chosen king then becomes corrupted, as is in the fairy tale. He only cares about his own comfort and the absolute power that the ‘invisible’ suit would give him.
During the play, the audience is reminded through various comic and grotesque situations that the responsibility for the election of rulers (was) on them and how carefully the given promises must be considered. It’s a political satire for adults, young people, and children.
Starring: Dejan Đonović, Goran Savić, Miloš Pejović and Slaviša Grubiša
The play is inteded for children over the age of 7.
The Festival Programme:
Saturday, 7 May at 7.15 p.m. – ‘Gulliver’s Travels’ (Youth Theatre – Novi Sad Serbia)
Saturday, 7 May at 11 a.m. – ‘Invisible Lands‘ (‘Livsmedlet’ (‘Grus Grus Teatteri’) – Turku, Finland)
Duration: 50 min / Recommended age: 14+
Sunday, 8 May at 7 p.m. – ‘The Emperor’s New Clothes’ (‘Maribor Puppet Theatre’ – Maribor, Slovenia and ‘Rijeka City Puppet Theater’ – Rijeka, Croatia)
Duration: 45 min / Recommended age: 6+
Monday, 9 May at 7 p.m. – ‘The Emperor’s New Clothes’ (‘Herceg Novi Theatre’ and ‘Herceg Novi April Theatre Festival’ – Herceg Novi, Montenegro)
Duration: 80 min / Recommended age: 7+
Tuesday, 10 May at 5 p.m., small stage – ‘Silent Boy’ (‘Theatre for Children Kragujevac’ – Kragujevac, Serbia)
Duration: 45 min / Recommended age: 6+
Tuesday, 10 May at 7 p.m., small stage – ‘Chrono-Dwarves’ (‘Bratislava Puppet Theater’ – Bratislava, Slovakia)
Duration: 55 min / Recommended age: 8+
Wednesday, 11 May at 7 p.m., big stage – ‘Coffee Kingdom’ (‘Puppet Theater Zadar’ – Zadar, Croatia)
Duration: 45 min / Recommended age: 6+
Thursday, 12 May at 11 a.m., small stage – ‘Three Musketeers’ (‘Alfa Theater’ – Pilsen, Czech Republic)
Duration: 55 min / Recommended age: 8+
Thursday, 12 May at 7 p.m., small stage – ‘Seven Ravens’ (‘Children’s Theatre of the Republic of Srpska’, Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Duration: 60 min / Recommended age: 6+
Friday, 13 May at 12 p.m., Danube Park and Youth Theatre – ‘Playing Up’ (Fundus Theater – Theater of Research from Hamburg, Germany, LADA and TATE gallery from London, England)
Duration of the play is subject to change / Recommended age: 7+ and adults
Friday, 13 May at 7 p.m., big stage – ‘Mahmud’ (‘Ptuj City Theatre’ – Ptuj, Slovenia)
Duration: 50 min / Recommended age: 12+
Saturday, 14 May at 11 a.m., small stage – ‘Chaplin’ (‘Puppet Theatre Košice’, Slovakia)
Duration: 55 min / Recommended age: 6+
Saturday, 14 May at 12 p.m., Danube Park – ‘Playing Up’ (Fundus Theater – Theater of Research from Hamburg, Germany, LADA and TATE gallery from London, England)
Duration of the play is subject to change / Recommended age: 7+ and adults
Saturday, 14 May at 7 p.m., big stage – ‘Gerda’s Room’ (‘Osobnyak Theatre’, Saint Petersburg, Russia)
Duration: 90 min / Recommended age: 12+
Sunday, 15 May at 12 a.m., Youth Theatre – ‘Mouse Maus House Haus That Is Puss in Boots’ (Drama Studio of the Center for Culture – Pozarevac, Serbia)
Duration: 35 min / Recommended age: 5+
Sunday, 15 May at 7.30 p.m., Youth Theatre – ‘Metamorphoses’ (Youth Theatre – Novi Sad Serbia)
Duration: 45 min / Recommended age: 15+
You can buy tickets for the plays within the ‘Novi Sad Theatre Festival’ at the box office of the Youth Theatre. The individual ticket price is RSD 500, while the group ticket price is RSD 350.
Admission to the premiere of the play ‘Gulliver’s Travels’ in the city centre is free.
Photo: Promo