04/09/2026
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The Sarajevo Theatre Showcase (STS), organised by Sarajevo War Theatre – SARTR (Bosnia and Herzegovina) in partnership with Heartefact Foundation (Serbia), Ulysses Theatre (Croatia), Para Film and Theatre (Norway), Binario Vivo (Italy) and Realstage (Bosnia and Herzegovina), announces the Open Call for the 2026 Showcase Program.
Sarajevo Theatre Showcase is a curated regional platform presenting contemporary theatre productions from Southeast Europe to an international audience of festival programmers, theatre directors, producers, artistic directors, curators and cultural decision-makers.
As part of the New Theatre Market (NTM) project, STS functions as a professional meeting point between regional artistic production and international touring, co-production and collaboration opportunities.
Sarajevo Theatre Showcase 2026 will take place from September 11–13, 2026 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Applications are open to professional theatre productions from: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia and Slovenia.
Eligible applicants include public theatres, independent companies, production houses, collectives and co-productions.
The production must have premiered between January 2025 and April 5, 2026.
Applicants may submit an unlimited number of productions that premiered within the eligible period. Please note that a separate application form must be completed and submitted for each production.
