It looks like Dubrovnik is set for a summer of Shakespeare, judging by the number of Bard-inspired events this season.

Midsummer Scene Festival returns to Dubrovnik this year with its production of ‘Romeo & Juliet’ on Lovrjenac Fort, premiered in 2019. Directed by British director Sean Aita and performed in English language by an English-French-Croatian cast, this version of the play is set in 1960s Italy and draws heavily on mafia culture. The play will run from June 21 to July 3 (except June 27).

The play ‘Hamlet − The Criminal Record of a Monarchy’, produced by Marin Držić Theatre Dubrovnik, and premiered in February 2022, is included in the program of this year’s Midsummer Scene Festival. Directed by Livija Pandur, it is based on the plays ‘A Day of Murders in the History of Hamlet’ by Bernard-Marie Koltès and ‘Hamlet’ by William Shakespeare, with many philosophical references from John Updike, Margaret Atwood, Philip Larkin, Karl Marx etc. The play will be performed in Croatian with English subtitles at Marin Držić Theatre on June 27.

If you are up for something completely different, Midsummer Scene Festival brings the premiere of Shakespeare’s sonnets set to a combination of Dubrovnik traditional troubadour and klapa music by composer Vicko Dragojević. The program entitled ‘Millions of Strange Shadows’ will be performed on Lovrjenac Fort on July 4 by Klapa Kaše, with London-based Croatian actor Filip Krenus as special guest star and narrator.

Last but not least, Dubrovnik Summer Festival’s successful production of ‘Hamlet’ returns to Lovrjenac Fort from July 13 to July 16. First performed in 2019, the play is directed by Paolo Magelli and performed in Croatian with English subtitles. The spectacular setting of Lovrjenac Fort and Shakespeare’s masterpiece are a perfect match, so make sure to get your tickets on time!

For more information and tickets, visit:
https://www.midsummer-scene.com/
https://www.dubrovnik-festival.hr/en/