The premiere of the play “Kuća” (The House), written by Nebojša Ilić and directed by Nikola Pejaković, will take place on April 28 at 8:30 PM on the Petar Kočić Small Stage of the National Theatre of Republika Srpska.
Ilić’s award-winning play — which received the Best Dramatic Text award at the International Theatre Meetings in Brčko District — explores themes of identity, belonging, and the search for home, through characters from three generations, placed in different spaces and times.
— Where is our true home? The theme of “wandering” has always fascinated me. Some of my friends who left Serbia will always remain strangers… I often feel like a stranger in the city I was born in, where I no longer recognize streets or entire neighborhoods. That sense of “wandering” stays with me even when I’m alone with myself. But wandering doesn’t have to be a negative feeling — it’s also a search, an adventure, excitement. I wanted to translate all of that into a humorous story about three characters, across three generations, three spaces, and three eras. They are all searching for “The House.” — says Ilić.
The play presents an intimate and layered family story set in a modern context. Through a micro-drama involving a daughter, a father, and a grandfather, Ilić raises universal questions about belonging, heritage, generational divides, and the silence that threatens to replace dialogue.
The action takes place within the walls of a single house, which serves both as a symbol and a real space of inheritance, conflict, and attempts at understanding. “Kuća” is not just a living space — it’s a burden of the past, a place of unspoken words, fears, and hard-to-express love.
- Set design: Dragana Purković Macan
- Costume design: Vladimirka Velaga
- Dramaturge: Ivana Lovrić
- Language consultant: Nataša Kecman
- Cast: Željko Stjepanović, Vladimir Đorđević, Anđela Rakočević, Velimir Blanić
About the Author
Nebojša Ilić, actor and writer, was born in Belgrade on June 25, 1973. He graduated from the Faculty of Dramatic Arts in Belgrade, in the class of Professor Milenko Maričić. A permanent member of Atelje 212 since 1998, he also performs in the National Theatre and Boško Buha Theatre in Belgrade.
He is known for notable roles in films such as Lajanje na zvezde, Zona Zamfirova, Montevideo, Bog te video!, among others.
He is the recipient of two Sterija Awards — in 2010 for “Čekaonica” and in 2015 for “Providenca”.
Source: Glas Srpske
