October 27th | 18:00 – Bulandra Theatre, Toma Caragiu Hall
As seen by the director Andrei Șerban, inspired by Icke’s adaptation, Oedipus is a power-hungry politician waiting for the election results – decisive not only for his career and family life, but also for the state of the whole nation whose faith lies in this crucial voting. However, due to family drama, press scandals and falling masks, the pressure is growing and more emotions keep building up.
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By: Robert Icke, after Sofocle
Translated by: Irina Velcescu
Cast:
Oedip: Vlad Zamfirescu
Iocasta: Cerasela Iosifescu
Creon: Andi Vasluianu
Merope: Manuela Ciucur
Tiresias: Ana Ioana Macaria
Corin: Adrian Ciobanu
Driver: Lucian Ifrim
Antigone / Lycas: Andrada Corlat / Ilinca Neacșu / Teodora Crișan
Eteocle: Matei Constantin / Tiberius Zavelea
Polinike: Radu Ștefan Bănică / Eduard Chimac
Directed by: Andrei Șerban
Associate director: Daniela Dima
Set designer: Carmencita Brojboiu
Video projection: Radu Daniel
Lighting design: Cristi Niculescu
Lights: Florin Manu
Sound design: Andrei Amariei
Assistent director: Matei Constantin
Producer: ”Lucia Sturdza Bulandra” Municipal Theatre
Duration: 2h 30 min (no intermission)
Recommended age: 16+
The performance contains scenes with a sexual connotation and promiscuous language
Performance in Romanian with English surtitles
Andrei Şerban returns to Bulandra with the thrilling performance Oedipus, a contemporary staging in which ancient myths turn into breaking news. Sophocle’s tragedy is boldly reinterpreted by multi-award winning British director and playwright Robert Icke into a fresh and modern version that retains the original’s essential themes: self-acknowledgement, truth, guilt, destiny, free will and the arrogance of thinking we know everything and of promising what we can’t vouch for. All of these are brought into the context of the people of today who think they are the new gods of the 21st century. The biggest enigma to be solved remains a millennia old one: Are we born innocent or guilty? Who are we, really? To what extent do we understand and accept our destiny? But above all, this Oedipus is a great yet impossible love story.
Photo: Andrei and Maria Gîndac (Two Bugs)
