Welcome to the first ever Special Issue of The Mercurian!

This issue begins what we hope will become an ongoing relationship between The Mercurian and Eurodram, the European Network for theatre translation. I first became aware of Eurodram in 2016 while attending the Istanbul Theatre Festival with the Fence, a network of people who put the play at the center. Members of Eurodram were in attendance as well and there was a fair amount of crossover between the two groups. As you will see below, Samuel Buggeln, who was a fellow Fence attendee in Istanbul with me, is now in charge of the Eurodram English committee that selects plays in English translation for distribution to Eurodram members. We have published several of Sam’s own translations in The Mercurian and have often turned to him for peer review of other translation submissions. I am delighted to start this collaboration with Sam and Eurodram and hope that readers will find it beneficial both now and in the future.

Back issues of The Mercurian can be found at under the “Archives” tab on our website: https://the-mercurian.com/. As the theatre is nothing without its audience, The Mercurian welcomes your comments, questions, complaints, and critiques. Deadline for submissions for consideration for Volume 11, No. 1 Fall 2025 will be September 15, 2025.

—Adam Versényi