Ivica Simic

Ivica Simic

Actor, Director

Artistic director of Theatre Mala Scena

Secretary General of ASSITEJ International

Founder of Theatre Epicentre

Education

Theatre Academy, University of Zagreb (Graduated 1983.)

Acting

From 1983 to 1989 engadged as an actor in Youth Theatre Zagreb where performed numerous parts.

Award for the best actor in performances for children and young people for the Let's Play Little Red Riding Hood

The most loved roles in other theatres include:
- Ariel, The Tempest by W. Shakespeare in Histrion Theatre Company
- Moca, Sokol ga nije volio by Fabijan Sovagovic in Drama Theatre Gavella

Directing

Together with Vitomira Loncar, founder of Theatre Mala scena. Since 1989 he is the Artistic Director, Director and Actor.

The first professional direction - The Real Thing by Tom Stoppard, 1989

Other directions include:
- Tonny Kushner Illusion, 1992
- David Mamet Olleana, 1995
- Martin McDonagh Beauty Queen Of Leenane, 2002
- David Hare The Blue Room, 2003
- Jo Roets / Edmond Rostand Cyrano, 2003
- David Auburn Proof, 2004
- Yasmina Reza Life × 3
- Charlotte Jones Humble Boy
- Shelagh Stephenson The Memory Of Water

In Theatre for Young Audiences Ivica Simic directed more then 50 performances for children and young people which were awarded with numerous awards in Croatia, but also abroad.

Directing outside Mala Scena

In USA (Seattle):
Kiss Me, Kate, 1991 and Three Storries From Croatia, 1994

In GOML, Ljubljana, Slovenia, the most important was Gospod Pepi in Crvicek Artur by Barbo Lindgren.

In Theater Virovitica:

The Tempest by W. Shakespeare, Ofelia's Shadow Thetare by Michael Ende and Long Way Home by Charles Way.

In the Youth Theater Split:
The Title of the Drama About Ante is Written Here by I. Martinić, 2009.

In Puppet Theatre Zadar:
The Carousel of Secrets by himself, 2009.