1993. Sarajevo. Mira is a big-haired super-bitch, a former Miss Yugoslavia.
She’s running the first Miss Bosnia pageant as a morale-booster for the
shattered city. Self elected organiser of this inaugural beauty contest, Mira
has her own reasons for wanting it to succeed. The six contestants are a
motley bunch. This is more than an chance to represent Bosnia-Herzegovina
in the Miss World pageant. First prize is a coveted seat on the last UN convoy
out of Sarajevo. Who wouldn’t put brains and bodies on the line? Longing,
love and lust mingle with the smell of fear and war and power is the ultimate
ruler ... but who has the power? Shy yet alluring Lidija, an elegant Goddess -
draws you in with her mystic appeal. Who is she... what is her story? Why
does the very presence of General Jez fill her with dread and terror? Boris is
a young disillusioned soldier desperate to escape the war. Could the pageant
be his ticket out? And could his connection with General Jez secure his
escape? Bitchery is rife, adrenalin is the drug of choice, the comedy is
bayonet sharp and the talent quest is raucously hilarious. In a world made
sick by war, laughter is still the best, perhaps the only medicine. Based on a
bizarre but true story, this bitterly funny play is a witty look at the politics of
swimsuit parades, and a sombre condemnation of the horror of war.
