May–june theater newsletter

Mayıs-Haziran Ayı Tiyatro Bülteni

*THE OTHER DEATH OF JOAN OF ARC

Tiyatro Adam

This dark comedy explores the relationship between God, humanity, and power through an ancient myth, intertwined with the existential struggles of all the characters, bringing to the stage the fragmented mental universe of a person torn between faith, authority, and self.
May 8, 2026, Baba Stage 8:30 PM
May 15, 2026, Bursa Podyum Art Hall 8:30 PM

*TAMING THE SHREW

Moda Stage

Shakespeare’s play, previously translated into Turkish as *The Taming of the Shrew*, is adapted here as *Taming the Shrew*, bringing to the stage the consequences of submitting to male dominance through a contemporary narrative. It portrays humanity’s resistance against the gendered roles imposed by society and the suppression of instincts by modern mechanisms.
May 11–12–13, 2026, Moda Stage 8:30 PM
May 13–14, 2026, Moda Stage 4:00 PM

*I KNOW YOU

Theater Ensemble

A writer who has long wandered the dark corridors of his own mind finally learns the truth at a psychologist’s door: He is going mad! In the play, we witness a person colliding with themselves while trying to escape from themselves.
June 10, 2026, İzmir Nazım Hikmet Cultural Center 8:30 PM

*ŞEBBAZ

Tiyatro Hayali

While telling the tragicomic escape story of two friends who get into trouble for performing a Karagöz-Hacivat shadow play, the play prompts the audience to question the meaning of life through its characters.
May 16, 2026, Kadıköy Education Stage 8:30 PM
May 21, 2026, İzmir Bostanlı Suat Taşer Hall 8:00 PM
June 8, 2026, Kocaeli Marmara College Hall 8:00 PM
June 10, 2026,