New Text – International Guest Play Readings

2008

As part of the New Text New Theatre Project—initiated by GalataPerform in 2006 to create space for new and contemporary approaches in theatre, particularly in playwriting—“New Text Play Readings” have been held in Istanbul since 2009 with international guests, often with the participation of the playwrights themselves, across various venues.

Selected Play Readings:

2024 – Smoke
Written by: Tiago Correia
Translated by: Bengi Paixao
Directed by: Yeşim Özsoy
Cast: Fehmi Karaaslan, Erdem Kaynarca, Gözde Kocaoğlu, Sanem Öge, Ezgi Nur Köycü

2024 – Experience
Written by: Antonio Parra
Translated by: Bengi Paixao
Directed by: Okan Urun
Cast: Atakan Akarsu, Canan Atalay, Bedir Bedir, Ceren Taşçı, Okan Urun

2023 – The Director
Written by: Malin Axelsson
Translated by: Ali Arda
Directed by: Mert Öner
Cast: Şirin Kılavuz Uşun, Aybar Taştekin, Gizem Güçlü, Hazal Uprak, Umur Berk Seven

2023 – Apocalypse
Written by: Marie Bjørn
Translated by: Ferdi Çetin
Directed by: Okan Urun
Cast: Okan Urun, Nergis Öztürk

2023 – Distance
Written by: Kristofer Blindheim Grønskag
Translated by: Ferdi Çetin
Directed by: Yelda Baskın
Cast: Bedir Bedir, Defne Şener Günay, Doğuş Can Uzun

2023 – ROCKY: The Return of the Loser
Written by: Tue Biering
Translated by: Ferdi Çetin
Directed by: Noyan Ayturan
Assistant Director: Emre Dökücü
Cast: Bala Atabek

2023 – The Jungle
Written by: Joe Murphy & Joe Robertson
Translated by: Ferdi Çetin
Directed by: Ammar Haj Ahmad
Cast: Emirhan Avcı, Elif Avşar, Kübra Balcan, Yasin Bardakçı, Dafne Bari, Barış Çakmak, Didem Bilmez, Adnan Devran, Can Esmeray, Yunus Emre Yeşil, Uzay Emre Zilayaz, Ubeydullah Gül, Burak Safa Çalış, Mustafa Sevim, Aykut Sezgi Mengi, Ada Taştan, İdil Özaydın, Oğuz Öztekin, Ataberk Yetimoğlu

2022 – Kantus
Written by: Fredrik Brattberg
Translated by: Ferdi Çetin
Directed by: Ahmet Sami Özbudak
Cast: Kerem Pilavcı, Burak Üzen, Cem Şahin, Eren Çiğdem, Nurcan Şirin, Derya Yıldırım, Duygu Pelit

2022 – Truth Recognizes Truth
Written by: Alexander Salzberger
Translated by: Ali Arda
Directed by: Özen Yula
Assistant Director: Şahin Adıgüzel
Cast: Utku Ateş, Toprak Can Adıgüzel, Görkem Doğan

2022 – Cosmic Fear or The Day Brad Pitt Got Paranoia
Written by: Christian Lollike
Translated by: Leyla Tamer
Directed by: Yeşim Özsoy
Cast: Pervin Bağdat, Özgün Çoban, Emre Yetim
Dramaturgy: Ferdi Çetin
Lighting Design: Umut Rışvanlı
Music Design: Gökçe Uygun
Poster Design: Burçak Beşlioğlu
PR: Harun Karaburç

2022 – Tourism
Written by: Tiago Correia
Translated by: Bengi Paixao
Directed by: Sanem Öge
Cast: Elif Ongan Tekçe, Kübra Balcan, Sedat Kalkavan, Sercan Can, Yaman Ceri

2022 – Vanishing Feelings
Written by: Andrea Pass
Translated by: Eva Aktürk
Directed by: Senem Cevher
Assistant Director: Furkan Tekbıyık
Dramaturgy: Melike Saba Akım
Cast: Banu Fotocan, Buket Çelik, Ezgi Yazıcı, Oğuz Kahraman, Ömer Vatanartıran, Yaman Ceri

2021 – Song of Europe
Written by: Jacinto Lucas Pires
Translated by: Bengi Paixao
Directed by: Mark Levitas
Cast: Ozan Ayhan

2021 – Suzy Storck
Written by: Magali Mougel
Translated by: Reyhan Özdilek
Directed by: Fehmi Karaaslan
Cast: Aybanu Aykut, Cem Şahin, Duygu Pelit, Emre C. Sancar, Fazlı Polat, Reyhan Özdilek, Sabahattin Yakut

2021 – Prostitution
Written by: Ákos Németh
Translated by: Eva Aktürk
Directed by: Kayhan Berkin
Cast: Dilara Melami, Erdem Kaynarca, Melis İşiten

2019 – Domestic Products
Written by: Ioana Păun
Translated by: Ferdi Çetin
Directed by: Yeşim Özsoy
Cast: Sanem Öge, Ceren Demirel, Özge Korkmaz, Enginay Gültekin, Tolga Kılık

2018 – Getting Away with It
Written by: David Leon
Translated by: Reyhan Özdilek
Directed by: Mark Levitas
Cast: Yağız Can Konyalı

2018 – Revolution
Written by: Dimen Abdulla
Translated by: Victoria Arzu Lejontåtel
Directed by: Sanem Öge
Cast: Burçak Karaboğa Güney, Elif Ongan Tekçe, Sezin Bozacı

2018 – Getting Away with It
Written by: David Leon
Translated by: Reyhan Özdilek
Directed by: Mark Levitas
Cast: Yağız Can Konyalı

2018 – Helen
Written by: Finn Iunker
Translated by: Ferdi Çetin
Directed by: Onur Karaoğlu
Cast: Adnan Devran, Ahmet Yaşar, Aren Fındık, Berkay Şenveren, Erkan Uyanıksoy, Ezgi Esma Kürklü, Sedat Can Güvenç

2017 – If Girls Could Kill
Written by: Åsa Lindholm
Translated by: Victoria Arzu Lejontåtel
Directed by: Sanem Öge
Cast: Ahmet Kaynak, Sezin Bozacı, Ayça Damgacı, Elif Ongan Tekçe, Barış Demirtürk, Eda Çatalçam, Selin Zafertepe

2017 – Salovaya
Written by: Àngels Aymar
Translated by: İrem Aydın
Directed by: Lesli Karavil
Cast: Deniz Türkali, Emin Maltepe, Gizem Erdem, Yiğit Özşener

2017 – The Battle of Iskandar
Written by: Samuel Gallet
Translated by: Reyhan Özdilek
Directed by: Mark Levitas
Cast: Eren Çiğdem, Evrim Doğan, Mark Levitas, Sabahattin Yakut

2016 – Cannibals
Written by: Ronan Chéneau
Translated by: Reyhan Özdilek
Directed by: Yeşim Özsoy
Cast: Ceren Demirel, Erdem Kaynarca, Murat Mahmutyazıcıoğlu, Reyhan Özdilek, Yiğit Özşener

2016 – Archimedes’ Principle
Written by: Josep Maria Miró
Translated by: İrem Aydın
Directed by: Ahmet Sami Özbudak
Cast: Akant Çetin, Batur Belirdi, Emre Yetim, Fitnat Budak, Hümay Güldağ, Koray Doğan

2015 – Cats Like Me
Written by: Olivia Rosenthal
Translated by: Ayberk Erkay
Directed by: Yeşim Özsoy
Cast: Akant Çetin, Batur Belirdi, Ceren Demirel, Metin Belgin, Pınar Göktaş, Sezgi Mengi, Şebnem Köstem

2014 – Reverse Night
Written by: Xavier Durringer
Translated by: Ezgi Düzenli
Directed by: Okan Urun
Cast: Sevinç Erbulak, Mark Levitas

2014 – Sandpit
Written by: Michał Walczak
Translated by: Hakan Koçyiğit
Directed by: Enginay Gültekin
Cast: Emre Yetim, Nazlı Bulum

2013 – Ana 3/11
Written by: Paloma Pedrero
Translated by: Zerrin Yanıkkaya
Directed by: Ayşe Lebriz Berkem
Cast: Ayten Uncuoğlu, Ülkü Duru, Tuğçe Altuğ, Esme Madra, Özlem Ünaldı, Efe Tunçer

2013 – Macadamia Nut Brittle
Written by: Ricci e Forte
Translated by: Barış Kıralioğlu
Directed by: Okan Urun, Melis Tezkan
Cast: Berkay Ateş, Burak Safa Çalış, Halil Babür, Pınar Göktaş

2012 – Strangers, Babies
Written by: Linda McLean
Translated by: Seçil Honeywill
Directed by: Yeşim Özsoy
Cast: Esra Bezen Bilgin, M. Ergün Işıldar, Deniz Özmen, Batur Belirdi, Tansu Biçer, Mark Levitas

2012 – Caresses
Written by: Sergi Belbel
Translated by: Mark Levitas
Directed by: Okan Urun
Cast: Erkan Kolçak Köstendil, Funda Eryiğit, Nihal Koldaş, Sema Çeyrekbaşı, Erdinç Olgaçlı, Münir Can Cindoruk, Teoman Kumbaracıbaşı, Gonca Vuslateri, Ünal Silver, Halil Babür, Funda Şirinkal, Mark Levitas

2011 – Let Me Tell You Something
Written by: Rémi De Vos
Translated by: Mark Levitas
Directed by: Okan Urun
Cast: Meral Çetinkaya, Sarp Aydınoğlu, Emin Maltepe, Beyti Engin

2011 – Hamelin
Written by: Juan Mayorga
Translated and Directed by: Mark Levitas
Cast: Serhat Kılıç, Funda Şirinkal, Funda Eryiğit, Somer Karvan, Okan Urun, Serkan Çetinkaya

2009 – Seduction
Written by: Carles Batlle
Translated by: Zerrin Yanıkkaya
Cast: Elif Ürse

2009 – Corpses
Written by: Mikhail Durnenkov
Translated and Directed by: Ömer Akgüllü
Cast: Erol Babaoğlu, Mert Denizmen, Ayça Damgacı, Sanem Öge, Beyti Engin, Serkan Çetinkaya, Can Baykan, Yunus Emre Yıldırımer, Özer Arslan, Maria Akgüllü, Selin Zafertepe, Ayşe Burcu Eren, Cem Uslu

2009 – Quartet: A Journey North
Written by: Amir Reza Koohestani, Mahin Sadri
Translated by: Behrang Kalkatehchi
Directed by: Özen Yula
Cast: Deniz Evin, Teoman Kumbaracıbaşı, Roza Erdem, Ceren Demirel

2009 – Sado Mazo Blues Bar
Written by: Maria Manolescu
Translated by: Mark Levitas
Directed by: Emre Koyuncuoğlu
Cast: Mehmet Ali Nuroğlu, Mert Turak, Serhat Kılıç

2009 – Blind Spot
Written by: Yannis Mavritsakis
Translated by: Damla Demirözü
Directed by: Mehmet Ergen

2009 – My Wife
Written by: José Maria Vieira Mendes
Translated by: Yıldız Ademoğlu Kaplan
Directed by: Yiğit Sertdemir

2008 – Kebab
Written by: Gianina Cărbunariu
Translated by: Sheila Yaya
Directed by: Yeşim Özsoy
Cast: Deniz Celiloğlu, Sanem Öge, Fatih Dönmez

2008 – Agamemnon – Got back from the supermarket and gave my son a sound beating Written by: Rodrigo García
Translated by: Nihal Mumcu
Directed by: Okan Urun
Cast: Fatih Koyunoğlu

2008 – Scatter My Ashes Over Mickey
Written by: Rodrigo García
Translated by: Nihal Mumcu
Directed by: Mark Levitas
Cast: Tansu Biçer

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