The Zagreb premiere of the first drama script written by Lidija Deduš The Wooden BirdsDrama — 23. June 2025.
The successful coproduction of the Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb and the Croatian National Theatre in Varaždin The Wooden Birds written by Lidija Deduš, after the praised premiere in Varaždin in March 2025 will be presented to the Zagreb audience on Sunday, June 29, 2025, at the Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb.
The stage director is Ivan Plazibat and the production was created as part of the K-HNK consortium a successful project of the Ministry of Culture and Media that enables regular touring and coproductions of Croatian National Theatres in Zagreb, Rijeka, Osijek, Split and Varaždin and offers audiences throughout Croatia their best productions. The Wooden Birds has already been showcased at important regional festivals such as the 70th Sterijino pozorje Festival and at the Theatre fest Petar Kočić in Banja Luka in Bosnia and Herzegovina where it was granted the Award for Stage Speech.
This powerful socially engaged drama was inspired by personal rural life experience of the author. The plot is set into the 1980s and talks about the topics relating to alcoholism, patriotic violence and femicide. The focus lies on the young girl named Nada who, in a setting without much hope and choice, tries to find a way out of the harsh daily life. During the five days of the plot, complex relations among the villagers are revealed – naturalistic scenes, deep emotions and a fight for freedom, dignity and love.
It is directed by Ivan Plazibat with Zdravka Ivandija as set designer, Petra Pavičić costume designer, lighting designer Vesna Kolarec, composer Hrvoje Nikšić and language counsellor Ines Carović.
The performance ensemble includes Mirta Zečević, Filip Vidović, Klara Fiolić, Karlo Mrkša, Barbara Rocco, Ljubomir Kerekeš, Helena Minić Matanić, Marinko Leš, Sunčana Zelenika Konjević, Hana Hegedušić, Elizabeta Brodić, Beti Lučić, Pavle Matuško, Darko Plovanić and Lovro Rimac.
The performance received the award of the CNT in Zagreb for the best drama script in 2022, confirming the exceptional literary and theatrical value of the drama script written by Lidija Deduš.
