Ljubljana City Theatre premieres Cankar's early play Romantic Souls for his 150th anniversary
Director Maša Pelko tells the story through three female protagonists. The theatre, which turns 75 this season, has an anniversary exhibition too.
Nina Zupan · Culture writer · · · Ljubljana
- Premiere
- Tuesday 20 October, 20:00
- Director
- Maša Pelko
- Also on
- Prima Facie, Mala scena
Mestno gledališče ljubljansko, Ljubljana City Theatre, premieres Romantične duše, Romantic Souls, on Tuesday evening. The early play by Ivan Cankar was added to the repertoire to mark 150 years since the birth of Slovenia's best-known writer.12
The theatre describes the play as a refined story about how public life shapes people's most intimate experience of the world and of love. Director Maša Pelko has framed it through the perspective of three female protagonists.1
The cast includes Branko Jordan, Primož Pirnat, Nina Rakovec, Jaka Lah and Ajda Smrekar, among others.1
A busy anniversary month
MGL is marking its own 75th anniversary with an exhibition. On its small stage, the monodrama Prima Facie by Australian playwright Suzie Miller, directed by Lucija Trobec and performed by Iva Krajnc Bagola, opened the season. The theatre's production of Dragon also tours to the RUTA festival in Skopje on 28 October.1
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- 2Ljubljana TimesTA TEDEN v Ljubljani: 19. do 25. oktober 2026
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