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**BOOK ONLINE HERE ** 5th – 22nd August 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