Lala

from Lee Delong and Stefan Ostojić
With Stefan Ostojić
Directed by Lee Delong

Clown solo show about forbiden love
inspired by the culture and tradition of the people of
Kikinda in the Banat region of Serbia.

“It is so capricious and full of emotions,

it is breathless to watch

(it is nice to see how the audience tries to help Lala in his search for Sosa).”

Olga Vujović
Art historian and comparison of literature

Word from the director:

Love stories are as old as time, especially ones of star-crossed lovers. Lancelot and Guinevere from King Arthur’s Round Table, Heathcliff and Catherine from Bronte’s Wuthering Heights, Gatsby and Daisy from Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, Vronsky and Anna in Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina….
….And Lala and Sosa. Though Lala and Sosa are depicted as laughable folk characters of northern Serbia and not as lovers, they certainly had their first kiss, just like Romeo and Juliet. With the one-man show, LALA, we have chosen to imagine Lala and Sosa’s romance, before the marriage, before Sosa became a nagging adulteress, before Lala became a rotund simpleton. All the jokes about the old couple aside, they deserve that we celebrate their devotion to each other. Surely one day long ago, they fell in love! Like all youth in love, they dreamt of each other, courted each other, had clandestine meetings….However, our love story has a few extra twists and turns, and unlike other star-crossed lovers, a happy ending.

Awards & Recognitions

    • Best actor - by audience jury

    • Best actor - by professional jury

    • Best actor - by participant jury

    • Best show - by professional jury

    • Best actor - by audience jury