Organised by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (İKSV) since 1989, the Istanbul Theatre Festival takes place this year for the 27th time. Opening on 25 October under the curatorship of Işıl Kasapoğlu, the festival will host 20 different theatre, performance and dance productions until 25 November.
Alongside 11 productions from Türkiye, the festival will give audiences the chance to see 9 productions from countries including Germany, the United Kingdom, Denmark, France, Georgia, Ireland, Israel and Greece.
The young generation of Turkish playwrights, directors and actors, together with new and original texts, will be among the festival’s key highlights. Seasoned masters of the stage such as Ercan Kesal, Nesrin Kazankaya, Bülent Emin Yarar, Çiçek Dilligil, Okan Bayülgen, Deniz Türkali and Meral Çetinkaya will also perform.
Over the course of a month, performances will take place at 15 different venues, including Kadıköy Municipality’s Alan Kadıköy, Atlas 1948 Cinema, Büyük Zarifi Apartmanı, Caddebostan Cultural Centre, DasDas, Fişekhane, Galatasaray High School, Harbiye Muhsin Ertuğrul Stage, Hope Alkazar, İş Kuleleri Hall, Metro Han, Notre Dame de Sion French High School, Saint Benoit French High School, Süreyya Opera House and Zorlu PSM.
For more information and tickets, visit the İKSV website.
