The novel "Red Water" is considered one of the finest thrillers in Croatian literature, honored with several international awards and translated into several foreign languages. A gripping quest for a missing beauty intertwines with the recent historical drama of a country and its people.

World premiere: November 2023.

"The Mademoiselle Dupin’s Case" is a theatrical collage of several short stories by Edgar Allan Poe, with a focus on dramatizing two from the series of detective stories - "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" and "The Purloined Letter" - as well as incorporating motifs from the short story "The Black Cat." These stories are interwoven through the character of Detective August Dupin, a role assigned to a woman in the production by the Croatian National Theatre Split, under the direction of Natalija Manojlović and dramatization by Ivana Vuković, portraying Mademoiselle Dupin as the play's heroine.

Tennessee Williams' timeless masterpiece, "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" is set against the backdrop of a crumbling patriarchal capitalist society where falsehoods often eclipse the truth, and a family plunges into an existential crisis when suppressed emotions are finally spoken aloud. This iconic drama, originally penned in 1955 and awarded the Pulitzer Prize, is brought to life under the direction of Jug Đorđević, the recipient of the prestigious Sterija Award for 2023.

The project of a fake band featuring four musically inept characters transforms into an unexpected success, despite the characters' minimal readiness for the endeavor. The narrative of the play follows the journey from the inception of the idea to the creation of the fake band, culminating in a concert that the characters must ultimately perform.

The leading actor of the Drama of the Croatian National Theatre in Split, Trpimir Jurkić, initiated the project created for the intimate Scene 55. In a monologue format, he aims to summarize his past career and life. Through a series of confessions and anecdotes, Jurkić successfully demystifies the concepts of acting, art, and career.

The dramatization of the novella "Chronicle of Our Little Town" on the theater stage brings to life the Smoje's well-known and beloved characters.

"The Theater that Questions the City in Which It Operates" is the title of one of the newspaper reviews following the premiere of a play by the young Split playwright Ivana Vuković. "55 Square Meters" was declared the best Croatian drama production in 2022, and with a total of 14 awards at regional festivals, it is the most awarded current production at the HNK Split (Croatian National Theatre Split).

„Okretište je jedna od rijetkih predstava koja nije, što bi bilo očekivano, vrištala temom zločina, preživljavanja, izostanka kazne i nastajanja oprosta. To je predstava na kojoj bi se trebao tumačiti pojam intenziteta. Ona ne viče, ali u tišini zapanjena kazališta gromoglasno intenzivno šapće – ovo se moglo dogoditi vama. Bilo kome tko je rekao ili napisao štogod nepopularno. Ili tko nije napravio ama baš ništa. Njezina su strahota i divota na istoj vremenskoj crti. Potresno i potrebno.", Magdalena Mrčela, www.damacijadanas.com

Mirnu večeru mladog bračnog para prekida dolazak vidno uznemirenog čovjeka. Iz te prve snažne dramske slike Kelly gradi svijet u kojemu potraga za istinom vodi sve dublje prema situacijama gdje sve izvjesnosti i sigurnosti građanskog života odjednom postaju upitne. Jer ulozi su veliki: mir ili istina, pravda ili zločin, obitelj ili samoća. Obitelj je ogledni primjerak suvremenog dramskog pisma koje ima ritam trilera, energiju ulice i pulsiranje života. 

Honest, poignant, and emotionally charged dramatic text by Ilija Zovko about the, more or less accidental, encounter of two strangers, a woman and a man in their late fifties, was brought to life by Snježana Sinovčić Šiškov and Trpimir Jurkić. They created a performance that, as the critics concluded after the premiere, will be 'joyfully watched.

Debitantska knjiga Tisje Kljaković Braić U malu je uša đava već dugo ne silazi s ljestvica najčitanijih i najprodavanijih knjiga u Hrvatskoj, a budući da njezin sadržaj kroz niz duhovitih priča donosi Split osamdesetih koji još uvijek neodoljivo podsjeća na Smojin Split iz Veloga mista i na Fellinijev Mediteran, put do kazališne adaptacije nametnuo se kao prirodan i očekivan. 

Frog, written by Dubravko Mihanović, a text that has received multiple awards, been translated, and performed, remains an equally relevant story about recognizable individuals struggling to adapt to times of twisted values, even fifteen years after its creation. The drama unfolds in a barbershop on Christmas Eve, further emphasizing the loneliness and personal dramas of the four men who gather there. The lack of communication and empathy, alienation in a world of superficiality and false success, and the struggle for intimacy are compressed into a virtuoso-written drama that, with unexpected twists, turns into a psychological thriller.

A humorous, charming, and witty comedy by Catalan writers that had its world premiere in January 2019 in Barcelona. It explores the clash of two contrasting mentalities: the "organized," rational Nordic mindset and the "irresponsible and sloppy" Mediterranean approach.

Uz nezaboravne hitove Nene Belana i legendarnih Đavola, ova kazališna priča pripovijeda se kao nostalgični jukebox mjuzikl premda će i ono vrijeme, kojega se mnogi sjećaju kao nekih boljih dana, podsjetiti i na danas aktualne probleme.

Bogati trgovac Orgon u svoju obitelj dovodi Tartuffea koji je očarao njega i njegovu majku Pernel. Ističući prijateljevu pobožnost i poniznost, naivni i opčinjeni Orgon dolazi u sukob sa svojom obitelji za koju je pridošlica običan varalica. Tartuffe, slatkorječiv licemjer i lažni kršćanin, vješto manipulira Orgonom koji na kraju shvaća svoju zabludu.

Vodvilj u tri čina "Buba u uhu" prvi je put izveden 1907. u Parizu uz nezapamćen uspjeh i kod publike i kod kritike. Jedan je kritičar napisao: "To je komad za koji bi valjalo izmisliti novi kvalitativni pridjev: smiješan, zabavan, komičan, vragometan, vrtoglav; sve to, pa i mnogo više."

The story of a politician's wife who, after her husband becomes a minister in the government, must quickly adopt the behaviors and lifestyle of the "high society" has become almost synonymous with a rapid ascent on the social ladder, much like Branislav Nušić's name is synonymous with laughter in the theater and with the impeccable dissection of provincial mentality.

Posvuda i uvijek velika uspješnica, ma gdje da je igrao, "Dva u Jedan" je hit vodvilj Raya Cooneyja, majstora komedije zabune, odnosno vodvilja.

Okrutna Shakespeareova tragedija u režiji Eduarda Milera – “Macbeth” u produkciji Hrvatskog narodnog kazališta Ivana pl. Zajca izvest će se i na velikoj sceni splitskog Teatra u sklopu K-HNK programa. 

"Big Town" (orig. Velo misto) directed by Miljenko Smoje and produced by Marina Pejnović in collaboration with the Zagreb City Theatre "Komedija," is coming to the big stage in December!