Mestno gledališče Ptuj
Slovenski trg 13, SI-2250 Ptuj
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Ptuj City Theatre
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Past Events
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13 Nov 2024
Austria Šmihel pri Pliberku - Sankt Michael ob Bleiburg Kulturno prosvetno društvo Šmihel - Kulturverein Šmihel
A performance of "Boj na požiralniku", a stage adaptation of the eponymous short story by Slovenian writer Prežihov Voranc, directed by Jernej Lorenci and produced by Prešeren Theatre Kranj and Ptuj City Theatre.
9 Aug 2024
Edward Albee's "Who Is Afraid Of Virginia Woolf - Kdo Se Boji Virginie Woolf", one of the most frequently performed dramas of the 20th century. The 2022 edition, directed by Ivica Buljan, performed in Slovenian with Croatian subtitles. Produced by Mini Theatre and Ptuj City Theatre.
at the Festival Splitsko Ljeto 2024
30 May 2024
31 May 2024
Two performances of "A Rainy Day in Gurlitsch", directed by Sebastijan Horvat and written by Milan Ramšak Marković. Produced by Prešeren Theatre Kranj and Ptuj City Theatre.
at the Sterijino Pozorje Festival
9 Mar 2024
10 Mar 2024
Two performances of "As It Is in Heaven - Kakor v nebesih", a stage adaptation of the Oscar-nominated film. Directed by Samo M. Strelec and coproduced by Slovene Permanent Theatre in Trieste, Ptuj City Theatre, and Glasbena matica Ljubljana.
27 Dec 2023
"As It Is In Heaven - Kakor v nebesih", a Slovenian theatre adaptation of the Swedish film. A coproduction of Slovene Permanent Theatre in Trieste, Ptuj City Theatre and Glasbena matica Ljubljana.
13 Oct 2019
A Party for Boris, directed by Snežana Trišić and co-produced by Ptuj City Theatre and Prešeren Theatre Kranj,
at the Joakim InterFest
9 Oct 2019
Croatia Krapina
A Beautiful Ending, directed by Ivica Buljan and produced by Mini Theatre, Ptuj City Theatre and New Theatre Zagreb,
at the Monodrama Festival
24 Apr 2019
25 Apr 2019
Russia Saint Petersburg The Vasilyevsky Island Drama Theatre
The theatre performances Our Class, directed by Nina Rajić Kranjac, produced by Prešeren Theatre Kranj and co-produced by Mini Theatre and Ptuj City Theatre, and The Bedbug, directed by Jernej Lorenci and produced by the Prešeren Theatre Kranj and Ptuj City Theatre,
18 Oct 2018
9 Sep 2018
3 Aug 2018
8 Aug 2018
A Beautiful Ending, produced by Mini Theatre, Ptuj City Theatre and New Theatre Zagreb,
at the Mostar Summer Festival, International Festival of Contemporary Theatre Zadar Snova
1 Aug 2018
A Beautiful Ending, produced by Mini Theatre, Ptuj City Theatre and New Theatre Zagreb,
at the Split Summer Festival
30 Jul 2018
16 Aug 2018
6 Jul 2018
10 Jul 2018
Love's End, directed by Ivica Buljan and produced by Mini Theatre and Ptuj City Theatre,
at the Almada International Theatre Festival
23 Jun 2018
27 Jun 2018
The performances Queen Mother, directed by Damir Zlatar Frey and produced by Koper Theatre and Ptuj City Theatre, Realists, directed by Tijana Zinajić and produced by Slovene National Theatre Nova Gorica, and Tobelija, choreographed by Rosana Hribar and produced by Dance Theatre Ljubljana,
at the Zlatni lav - Leone d'Oro, International Festival of Chamber Theatre
13 May 2018
14 May 2018
Dead Man Comes for His Sweetheart, directed by Jernej Lorenci and produced by the Prešeren Theatre Kranj and Ptuj City Theatre,
at the REFLEX
6 Dec 2016
10 Dec 2016
The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant, produced by the Slovene National Theatre Nova Gorica, Mini Theatre and Ptuj City Theatre,
19 Nov 2016
22 Sep 2016
26 Sep 2016
Simona Semenič's We, European Corpses, produced by Mladinsko Theatre, and Svetlana Makarovič's Dead Man Comes for His Sweetheart, produced by the Prešeren Theatre Kranj and Ptuj City Theatre, at the 41st International Theatre Festival MOT
7 Jul 2016
Svetlana Makarovič's Dead Man Comes for His Sweetheart, produced by the Prešeren Theatre Kranj and Ptuj City Theatre,
at the Barski ljetopis Festival
26 May 2016
Svetlana Makarovič's Dead Man Comes for His Sweetheart, produced by the Prešeren Theatre Kranj and Ptuj City Theatre,
24 May 2016
29 May 2016
The Second Time, a solo performance by Simona Semenič, produced by Integrali Cultural Association and City of Women Association for Promotion of Women in Culture, and Svetlana Makarovič's Dead Man Comes for His Sweetheart, produced by the Prešeren Theatre Kranj and Ptuj City Theatre, at the TESZT - Euroregional Theatre Festival Timișoara, supported by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Bucharest,
1 May 2016
27 Oct 2015
8 Oct 2015
Svetlana Makarovič's Dead Man Comes for His Sweetheart, produced by the Prešeren Theatre Kranj and Ptuj City Theatre,
26 Sep 2015
Little Red Riding Hood, co-produced by the Ptuj City Theatre, Labirint Theatre and the Association of Puppeteers,
29 Aug 2015
2 Sep 2015
Svetlana Makarovič's Dead Man Comes for His Sweetheart, produced by the Prešeren Theatre Kranj and Ptuj City Theatre, Tobelija, co-produced by B-51 Cultural Society, Cyril and Methodius, Who Are You?!, co-produced by New European Theatre Action (NETA), Hurrah, Nosferatu!, directed by Simona Semenič and produced by Slovene National Theatre Nova Gorica and Mladinsko Theatre, at the NETA 2015 International Theatre Festival
29 Jun 2015
30 Jun 2015
Svetlana Makarovič's Dead Man Comes for His Sweetheart, produced by the Prešeren Theatre Kranj and Ptuj City Theatre, and Manipulations, produced by Via Negativa, at the 42nd International Festival of Alternative and New Theatre
21 Apr 2015
Svetlana Makarovič's Dead Man Comes for His Sweetheart, produced by the Prešeren Theatre Kranj and Ptuj City Theatre,
11 Mar 2015
Miha Nemec and Nejc Valenti’s The Blue Monkey Hotel, produced by SNG Drama Ljubljana and Ptuj City Theatre,
28 Feb 2015
Aska and the Wolf, co-produced by Ptuj City Theatre, Labirint Theatre and the Association of Puppeteers,
24 Jun 2014
Svetlana Makarovič's Dead Man Comes for His Mistress, produced by the Prešeren Theatre Kranj and Ptuj City Theatre,
11 Jun 2014
14 Jun 2014
Boris, Milena, Radko, produced by the Slovene National Theatre Drama Ljubljana, and Dead Man Comes for His Mistress, produced by the Prešeren Theatre Kranj and Ptuj City Theatre, at the 38th Fadil Hadžić Days of Satire
5 Apr 2014
26 Feb 2014
15 Feb 2014
Someone Always Loves You, co-produced by Ptuj City Theatre, Travelling House Children's Theatre and Lalanit Theatre,
13 Nov 2013
14 Aug 2013
Love's End, performed by Pia Zemljič and Marko Mandić and co-produced by Mini Theatre and Ptuj City Theatre
at the Zadar Snova International Festival of Contemporary Theatre
13 Aug 2013
Love's End, performed by Pia Zemljič and Marko Mandić and co-produced by Mini Theatre and Ptuj City Theatre
at the Silba Cultural Summer
23 May 2013
5 Apr 2013
5 Nov 2012
28 Aug 2012
26 Jul 2012
25 Jul 2012
The Pot of Gold by Titus Maccius Plautus, co-produced by Ptuj City Theatre
at the Antique Drama Festival Stobi
23 Mar 2012
Plautus' The Pot of Gold directed by Boris Kobal, co-production of the Ptuj City Theatre and Croatian National Theatre Varaždin
at the Gumbek Days Festival
18 Dec 2011
Aulularia or The Pot of Gold by Plautus, directed by Boris Kobal, co-production with the Ptuj City Theatre
Programme and co-productions
The annual programme is based on new or contemporary relevant drama texts, often first stagings of individual drama texts in Slovenia. Past productions include Baltimore Waltz [Baltimorski valček] (2003) by Paula Vogel, George's Marvellous Medicine [Gregorjevo čudežno zdravilo] by Roald Dahl, Kvetch [Jamr] by Steven Berkoff, Art by Yasmina Reza, Ay, Carmela! by José Sanchis Sinisterra, Neville's Island [Nevilov otok] by Tim Firth, Norway-Today by Igor Bauersima, Sleuth [Vohljač] by Anthony Shaffer, Grönholm Method [Grönholmova metoda] by Jordi Galcerán, Two Character Play [Igra za dve osebi] by Tennessee Williams, and various domestic authors. Ptuj City Theatre has collaborated with directors, such as Rene Maurin, Tomi Janežič, Ivana Djilas, Nenni Delmestre, Zvone Šedlbauer, Sebastijan Horvat, Matjaž Latin, and others.
The theatre also enters co-productions with other Slovene theatre producers, such as the 2007 Ragged People/Pupils and Teachers [Raztrganci/učenci in učitelji], directed by Sebastijan Horvat, which was co-produced by Cankarjev dom and EPI Centre; and the 2010 production Custom-Made Kitchen [Kuhinja po meri], directed by Igor Samobor and co-produced by Glej Theatre, etc.
Awards
The theatre appears at Slovene theatre festivals, such as Days of Comedy, Slovene Drama Week, Borštnik Theatre Festival, etc., where its productions and actors are also often awarded. For example, Gregor Strniša's play Frogs [Žabe], directed by Jernej Lorenci, was awarded by the Association of Theatre Critics and Researchers of Slovenia at the 2010 edition of the Borštnik Theatre Festival. rokgre's text Garbage on the Moon [Smeti na Luni], which received the 2008 Grum Award at the Slovene Drama Week, had its first staging later the same year at Ptuj City Theatre, directed by Nick Upper, while the theatre's production Grönholm Method [Grönholmova metoda], directed by Nenni Delmestre, received the audience and grand jury award at the 2008 edition of Slovene Festival of Chamber Theatre (SKUP). The theatre's production Micka was also awarded at the 2007 Days of Satire in Zagreb, Croatia.
Additional programme
In addition to its main subscription repertory series, Ptuj City Theatre also hosts guest performances from all Slovene professional theatre houses and international guests. Puppetry subscription series for children features guest performances by several Slovene puppetry ensembles.
The theatre also organises practical theatre workshops for the youth ("Theatre Studio"), led by the actress Dunja Zupanec and the director and pedagogue Branka Bezeljak.
See also
- Festival of Monodrama, Ptuj
- Monodrama Award
- Slovene Festival of Chamber Theatre (SKUP)
- SKUP Award
- Young Playwrights Competition
- Municipality of Ptuj
External links
- Ptuj City Theatre website (in Slovenian)
- Ptuj City Theatre architecture – the history of the building from the Theatre Architecture in Central Europe web database
Gallery
![Kuhinja po meri, vsakdanje srhljivke [Kitchen by Measure], directed by Igor Samobor, producer Ptuj City Theatre, co-producer Glej Theatre, 2010](/en/File:Glej_Theatre_2010_Kitchen_by_Measure_Photo_Urska_Boljkovac.jpg)
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