The Minister's Wife
Drama
Branislav Nušić

cca. 120 minutes

The Minister's Wife

The story of a politician's wife who, after her husband becomes a minister in the government, must quickly adopt the behaviors and lifestyle of the "high society" has become almost synonymous with a rapid ascent on the social ladder, much like Branislav Nušić's name is synonymous with laughter in the theater and with the impeccable dissection of provincial mentality.

The Minister's Wife

A project dedicated to national principal actress Olivera Baljak, who with this performance celebrates 40 years of artistic work at the CNT Ivan pl. Zajc

I thank Momčilo Bajagić, the songwriter, and Dušan Kovačević, the lyricist, for allowing me to use the song “Pada vlada” from the film “Profesionalac” in the play. I thank Dejan Petrović for the permission to use his composition “Vrteška” in the play. These are precious gifts from the artists to Rijeka’s Minister’s Wife. Thank you to the actress Vjera Mujović for her collaboration on the stage speech.
Tatjana Mandić Rigonat

Olivera Baljak, a flawless actress, wonderfully spontaneous, “light-winged,” with an excellent tone; a beautiful, handsome, attractive Živka, as she is rarely portrayed, who showed that there is no limit in playing Nušić, or Krleža, if the directors and actors know it and can do it.
Dragana Bošković, Novosti.rs

Director and author of adaptation

Tatjana Mandić Rigonat

Set Design

Stefano Katunar

Costume Design

Manuela Paladin Šabanović

Light Design

Predrag Potočnjak

Choice of Music

Tatjana Mandić Rigonat

Stage movement

Noemi Dessardo

Sound design

Saša Predovan

Assistant set designer

Paola Lugarić

Živka

Olivera Baljak

Ujka Vasa

Aleksandar Cvjetković

Čeda

Jasmin Mekić

Dara

Ivna Bruck

Anka

Tanja Smoje

Nikaragua

Dean Krivačić

Ninković

Edi Ćelić

Nata

Aleksandra Stojaković Olenjuk

Pera pisar

Ivan Raffaelli

Tetka Savka

Biljana Lovre

Šima

Anton Plešić

Dečak iz ministarstva

Mario Jovev

Žandari

Deni Sanković / Petar Baljak

Musicians

Osman Eyublu (violina), Pedro Rosenthal Campuzano (bubnjevi), Mario Jovev (vokal, perkusije)