Occupation Playwright Nationality Croatian | Name Ivor Martinic Role Playwright | |
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Notable works My Son Just Walks a Bit Slower | ||
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Ivor Martinić (born 7 June 1984) is a Croatian playwright and screenwriter.
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Ivor martini drama o mirjani in tistih okrog nje
Biography
Award-winning Croatian playwright, completed an MA in Dramaturgy at the Academy of Dramatic Art in Zagreb. His major works include: The Title of the Drama about Ante is Written Here, A Play about Mirjana and those around her and My Son Just Walks a Bit Slower. His work has been translated into 20 languages.
His play A play about Mirjana and those around her was produced by Yugoslav Drama Theatre with Serbian actress Mirjana Karanović playing Mirjana. It has also been produced in Ljubljana City Theatre and Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb.
His most notable work My Son Just Walks a Bit Slower was produced by Zagreb Youth Theatre. Production has won over 20 awards including the Golden Laurel Award at the MESS Festival in Sarajevo, the Croatian Association of Dramatic Artists Award and the Marul Award, all for Best Play. Martinić’s play explores three generations of a family while centering itself on a young man, Branko, who is in a wheel chair. The central relationship is between a son and his mother who tries to keep up her spirits and live in denial while watching her son move around in his wheel chair. It has also been produced in Buenos Aires, Belgrade, Mexico City, Madrid, Montevideo...
Ivor Martinić lives and work in Zagreb.