3 – 28 May 2016

This year the 20th Istanbul Theatre Festival presents theatre, dance and performance pieces to theatregoers with a total of 32 performances – 9 from abroad and 23 from Turkey – in 25 different venues, as well as 18 parallel events. The festival will see the Turkish premiere of 21 local productions as well as a world premiere of one international production. The Istanbul Theatre Festival has been involved as co-producer in nine of the festival’s local projects and four international projects.

The festival performances and parallel events will take place in a wide range of venues across the city, including Alt, Caddebostan Kültür Merkezi, Cevahir Sahnesi, Fransız Kültür Merkezi, garajistanbul, Harbiye Muhsin Ertuğrul Sahnesi, Kumbaracı50, MSGSÜ Bomonti Yerleşkesi 2. Kat, Moda Sahnesi, Müjdat Gezen Tiyatrosu 29 Ekim Sahnesi, Nâzım Hikmet Kültür ve Sanat Evi, Pera Müzesi, Sahne KHAS, Salon İKSV, SALT Galata, Talimhane Tiyatrosu, Tatbikat Sahnesi, Tiyatro Pera, Uniq Hall, Uniq Istanbul, Üsküdar Tekel Sahnesi, Üsküdar Stüdyo Sahnesi, Yeldeğirmeni Sanat Merkezi, Yunus Emre Kültür Merkezi Müşfik Kenter Sahnesi BBTİ, Zorlu PSM, Drama Sahnesi and Zorlu PSM Stüdyo. The festival programme also features a number of free talks, performances, symposiums, exhibitions, master classes and workshops with the participation of well-known guests and experts.