From 1975 to 1979 he worked as a dramaturge at the &TD Theatre, one of the most important independent Yugoslav theatres of the period.[1] He directed Jenny, the Pirate's Bride (1974) and Emigrant Talks (1975) by Bertold Brecht, Pit, This is America, Too (1975) by Mile Rupčić, 1984 (1976) by George Orwell, Abduction (1977) by Željko Senečić and Travesties (1980) by Tom Stoppard. In 1990 he directed the Eurovision Song Contest 1990 in Zagreb.[1]