“Theatre City”, Budva

A play in the form of a guided walk

Nestvarni grad (The Unreal City)

Direction and text for the play: Vuk Ršumović

Assistant director: Ana Tomović

Visual design: Andreja Hamović

Sound design: Jakov Munižaba

Narrator: Marija Liješević

The Unreal City is a theatre experience that knocks down the long-established boundaries between the performer and audience. The play was intended to be realized as a guided walk and that in the authentic atmosphere of the Old Town, Budva. The audience is to follow the narration using headphones that will help spark a world of imagination, eventually leading to the need for interaction with the environment, including other people present. It goes without saying that the audience is no longer a passive observer but an active participant in a play. The people in the audience are, therefore, encouraged to explore their surroundings, that way influencing the development of the story-line. This project is a stepping stone towards the new field of contemporary theatrical expression that blurs  the boundaries between reality and fiction. The audience will have a chance to experience Budva in a unique and unforgettable way, not yet seen till now. When it comes to the play’s theme, it could be said that the primary goal is for the participants to become motivated to think about their memories in a refreshingly new and different way. It can be asserted that they sort of transfer their lives to, for them, a yet unexplored and exciting realm. The goal is that in each and every member of the audience, the play should stir the memory in different ways. With the use of narration as well as their own memory and imagination, the participants are to be transported to different new worlds. Our intention is to offer to the audience an unforgettable experience and forever imprint in their memory these impressions of the Old Town Budva- states Ršumović in his directorial explanation.