Drawing inspiration from the world around her, Ria Trdin wrote an educative fairy tale for her daughter, suggestively naming it “Zlogrba” (“Evil Hunchback” would be an approximate English translation). When she grew up, her daughter decided to dust off her old fairy tale and share it with other children.
The virtues discussed in the fairy tale are still very much relevant, and will always be. And so…
The very special day Zlogrba was waiting for finally came. The day when the blood moon rose, and the old witch had a chance to become young and beautiful again. All she needed to do was prepare a potion, and pop a child inside. Zlogrba thought that cooking a child would be easy, but she was greatly mistaken. A little girl called Lovorka touched the witch’s heart with her joy and kindness.
Zlogrba’s heart, sitting long forgotten up on the closet, suddenly sprang to life and started telling its tale: unhappy in love, Zlogrba decided to become a witch. She had her heart torn out, and became hateful and mean to everyone. But Lovorka knew how to cure her: with boundless pure love. Zlogrba was transformed into a kindly granny who now can’t get enough of love.
From this day on, she only has love to give, having learned that love beats magic every time.
The play was created in collaboration with the Zorin dom City Theatre, the Virovitica Theatre and the Academy of Arts and Culture in Osijek, and originated from Lovorka Trdin’s final exam project in the 2016/2017 academic year, under the mentorship of Tamara Kučinović and Maja Lučić.
From 1945 onwards, the ensemble in Karlovac gradually became professionalised, and in 1948 the theatre officially began operating as a professional institution under the names Karlovac Theatre and Karlovac National City Theatre. The theatre also functioned partly as a touring company, covering the regions of Gorski Kotar, Banovina, Kordun, and Lika.
After a series of successful productions, the theatre gradually began to face financial difficulties and the departure of prominent actors, and on 31 August 1963 a decision was made to cease the operation of the Karlovac Theatre. Following this, the leading role in the cultural life of Karlovac was taken over by the Drama Studio, founded in 1952.
Today, the Zorin Dom City Theatre stages its own productions, guest performances, concerts, visual arts events, and other cultural and artistic programmes, with the aim of meeting the cultural needs of the citizens of Karlovac and Karlovac County.
