THEME: How to get rid of a potentially dangerous dead dragon after the disappearance of the knight that killed it; from the perspective of the princess
N° OF CHARACTERS: 20 (5 female and 15 male)
N° OF ACTS: 2 parts and 15 scenes
SETTING: A desert, a city, a desert
TIME: The time of fairy tales, that is, the present
WRITTEN IN: 2000

SUMMARY:
A princess is dragging a dead dragon through the desert, not knowing how to get rid of it in a safe and dignified manner. She meets Macha who invites her to go with him. However, he does not show any particular interest in her problem. They meet a powerful Woman with a pram, taking a child for a stroll through the desert, but her variant of life is unacceptable. They meet a group of atheists - contemporary artists with whom the princess might join up - but they reject her. She watches the presentation of the very newest bathroom equipment in a large discount store not far from the city, and seeks temporary shelter there, but is given only one night… and finally reaches the city. The city magistrates, faced with problem of the Dragon, concoct all sorts of practical and commercial solutions. The situation becomes more complicated thanks to an article by an unscrupulous reporter, who leaks the information that the princess is pregnant. It is not known whether the father of the baby is the Knight or the Dragon. In any case, the magistrates conclude that the dead Dragon could be of some use, but the princess - definitely not. In the midst of their deliberations, she slips out of town unnoticed and returns to the desert.

It is expected that the premiere of the radio play version will be broadcast on the Croatian Radio Drama Programme early in 2002.

SANJA LOVRENCIC (1961), poet, author of prose and radio-plays, as well as children stories. Her published books include: Insula dulcamara (1987); Scarlet Fabrics (1994); Esperel - the City of Small Miracles (1994); The House Above the Monster (1996); Wien Fantasic (1998); Kolhida (2000) and Four Terrible Fufich-Eaters and One Small Fufich (2001). A series of her radio play texts have been performed on Croation Radio programmes, including some which have been selected for various collections (The Mills, Letter to Another Guard, Nine Octaves, Ariel's Island); and others which have been translated and performed outside of Croatia (Ariel's Island, Nine Octaves). Since 1997, Sanja has been writing texts for the theatre. Her Fairy-Tale of Sigismund and Krpimir won the ASSITEJ award, while her drama text Kolhida was included in the programme of the Fifth International Conference of Women Dramatists. She also translates literary texts from English, French and German.