Berkun Oya at Royal Court Theatre

Berkun Oya developing new play at Royal Court Theatre

Mavi Boncuk |

Turkish playwright and stage director Berkun Oya is participating in this year’s international residency program of the Royal Court Theatre. Oya is the first-ever Turkish playwright to take part in the annual program, marking its 22nd edition this month with the participation of 10 playwrights from such countries as the Czech Republic, India and Mexico. Oya will be developing his new play, “Pentax,” in the program.

Berkun Oya was born in 1977. He graduated from the M.S.U. State Conservatory Department of Theater in 1998. The same year he founded the Krek Theater Company. Since then the company performs plays written and directed by Berkun Oya. Among these plays are ''Adamlar'' (The Men), ''Op'la Zo'nun Dramı'' (Tragedy of Op and Zo), ''Yangın Duası'' (Prayer for Fire) and ''Bayrak'' (Flag). For his work in theater he was awarded many times as a director and mostly as a playwright. “Happy New Year - London” is the first feature film of a trilogy written and directed by Berkun Oya which was released at the end of 2007. The film has also participated to European Independent Film Festival in 2008 as the opening film of the festival. Berkun Oya has also received with the film, the Best Director award in Strasbourg International Film Festival. He is continuing his preparations for his second feature film “Happy New Year - Bolvadin” Berkun Oya lives in Istanbul and still works as a writer and director.