The Theatre on the Square presents Sarajevo — a powerful South African stage
production about friendship, love, and the human cost of war.

Winner of 4 Naledi Theatre Awards and nominated for 7, including Best Production
of a Play, Sarajevo has been acclaimed for its powerful storytelling and emotional
impact.

Before the siege, Mirela, Aleksander, and Slobo were inseparable. They shared the
same streets, the same dreams, and the same future. But as Yugoslavia descends into
conflict, fear, nationalism, and ideology slowly tear their world apart. What breaks them
is not one act of violence, but countless small fractures — silences, suspicions, and
impossible choices.

Into their world steps Peter, a South African photographer escaping personal tragedy
and searching for meaning beyond the life he left behind. As he documents the conflict,
the line between observer and participant begins to blur.

Intimate, gripping, and emotionally charged, Sarajevo is not simply a play about war. It
is a story about identity, loyalty, betrayal, and how easily ordinary people can be
divided.

A haunting theatrical experience that lingers long after the final curtain.

Because theatre remembers what history forgets.

ACCOLADES

Winner
• Best Production of a Play
• Best Director of a Play
• Best Lead Performance in a Play : Female
• Best breakthrough Performance in a Play

Nominated
• Best New South African Script/Adaptation
• Best Director of a Play
• Best Production of a Play
• Best Lead Performance in a Play : Female
• Best breakthrough Performance in a Play
• Best Theatre Set - and AV Design
• Best Supporting Performance in a play : Male

CAST
Mirela – Aimèe Mica Komorowsky
Aleksander – Andrè Lötter
Slobo – Ivan Nedeljkovic
Peter – Damon Berry
Written by Aimèe Mica Komorowsky
Directed by Thorsten Wedekind

Run Time: 90min

Please Note: There is use of course language, scenes of violence, sexual content, nudity and graphic content.