“Mrki ne ti raskazhav” — Marko Janketić brings a cabaret confession to Skopje on 25 November

Belgrade actor Marko Janketić brings an intimate cabaret‑style show titled "Mrki ne ti raskazhav" to the Macedonian Opera and Ballet in Skopje on 25 November. The piece blends singing, laughter and tears as it explores a son’s confession to his late father and the wider pressures around masculinity on the Balkans.

Confession, memory and the question of emotion

The performance is presented as a personal confession: Janketić addresses the memory of his father, the late actor Misha Janketić, and probes their relationship in a manner that avoids theatrical artifice and emphasises emotional vulnerability. The show is directed by Angelka Stević – Žugić, in collaboration with Nikola Zavišić.

Janketić says the work is not primarily about the fact that both father and son were actors, but about the universal father‑son bond. "The emphasis here is not on the relationship between the father actor and the son actor, but between father and son. So these are situations from life that are universal. In which people can recognise themselves. But there are many characters here and the play raises the question of alcoholism, of the kafana and of bohemianism. And about those Balkan prejudices, whether men are allowed to show their emotions and weaknesses. And whether, of course, it is a challenge to be a father," he said.

Performed as a cabaret, the piece moves freely between moments of humour and moments of raw feeling. According to the actor, the aim is to open a space where male vulnerability is visible rather than hidden, and where ordinary life scenes become the material for both confession and conversation.

The show will be staged on 25 November at the Macedonian Opera and Ballet; audiences can expect a compact, emotionally charged performance that combines music and theatrical monologue to question regional stereotypes about masculinity and fatherhood.

Photo: press material from the event