55 Square Meters
Drama
Ivana Vuković

100 minutes

55 Square Meters

"The Theater that Questions the City in Which It Operates" is the title of one of the newspaper reviews following the premiere of a play by the young Split playwright Ivana Vuković. "55 Square Meters" was declared the best Croatian drama production in 2022, and with a total of 14 awards at regional festivals, it is the most awarded current production at the HNK Split (Croatian National Theatre Split).

55 Square Meters

"55 Square Meters," a text inspired by everyday life and the column of Jurica Pavičić, in a "slice of life" manner, follows a contemporary Split family during the summer months. Evicted from the apartment they were renting, Lena and Tino decide to spend the summer with Lena's parents, younger brother, and grandmother in a 55-square-meter apartment. In addition to the influx of tourists, the summer in the apartment is made more challenging by undrinkable water, a fire that dangerously approaches the city, and the stench of the garbage dump spreading throughout the city, especially when the southerly wind blows, metaphorically reflecting the city's relationship with its citizens.
The play critically examines inherited patterns of multi-generational coexistence and the mechanisms of Mediterranean society, where social policies are becoming increasingly unfavorable for individuals and families under the weight of capital.

Director

Ivan Plazibat

Dramaturge

Ivana Vuković

Set Designer

Tea Truta

Costume designer

Petra Pavičić

Stage Movement Damir Klemenić
Composer Damir Šimunović
Music selection Ivan Plazibat
Camera operator Andrija Jurčević
Assistant to the set designer Tina Vukasović
Sound Designer Tomislav Luetić
Light Designer Srđan Barbarić
Live video transmission operator Ivica Kalinić
Photographer for the poster Tihana Iva Prolić

In the play, the songs "Ča smo na ovom svitu," "Veslaj, veslaj," and "Cvijet čežnje" are used.

Tino

Goran Marković

Fani

Arijana Čulina

Lena

Ana Marija Veselčić

Luka

Roko Sikavica

Nataša

Snježana Sinovčić Šiškov

Đuro

Nikola Ivošević