22 October| 18:00 – I.L.Caragiale National Theatre, Big Hall
The show takes place in the cold world of modern technology, where, in contrast, passions run high. Passions that point, first of all, toward narcissism and selfishness. At the same time, these characters are also prisoners of certain aspects of their own lives.
Translated into Hungarian by: Ádám Nádasdy
Adapted/Dramatized by: András Visky
Cast:
Antonio: Gábor Viola
Bassanio: Balázs Bodolai
Gratiano: Ervin Szűcs
Salarino: Loránd Farkas
Solanio: Szabolcs Balla
Lorenzo: Péter Árus
Shylock: Zsolt Bogdán
Jessica: Éva Imre
Portia/Baltazar, lawyer: Andrea Vindis
Nerissa/Baltazar’s secretary: Csilla Albert
Stephano: Alpár Fogarasi
Lancelot Gobbo: Csaba Marosán
Old Gobbo: Attila Orbán
Tubal: Róbert Laczkó Vass
Prince of Morocco: Loránd Váta
Prince of Aragon: Ferenc Sinkó
The Prince: Áron Dimény
In other roles: Melinda Kántor, János Platz
Guards of the Prince of Morocco: Melinda Kántor, Réka Zongor
Directed by: Gábor Tompa
Set Design: Dragoș Buhagiar
Live Music: Loránd Farkas, Szabolcs Balla, Ervin Szűcs
Light Design: László Erőss
Video Images: András Rancz
Stage Movement: Enikő Györgyjakab, Paco Alfonsín
Stage Interpretation: Márta Papp
Assistant Directors: Botond Nagy, Emőke Veres
Costume Design Assistant: Gyopár Bocskai
Duration 2 h 45 min (with intermission)
Hungarian State Theatre, Cluj-Napoca
In Hungarian with Romanian and English surtitles
Suitable for ages 14 and above
Nobody chooses to give up everything, or to say they are not interested in money. They all act according to their own interest, everything being manipulated by a complex network of interests and alliances. Of course, each character bears strong, sincere emotions; there is sex, love, eroticism. But the characters do not decide based on that. They only temporarily believe those things to be more important. Selfishness and self-interest interfere in all decisions reached. If we reflect on this idea, we can create a terribly cruel theatre. Of course, with elements of comedy, with comic situations, but essentially a greedy, cruel chase after “immortality”, survival or happiness.
Foto: István Biró
