22 October | 18:00 – Bulandra Theatre, „Toma Caragiu” Hall
23 October | 18:00 – Bulandra Theatre, „Toma Caragiu” Hall
After their mother’s death and her bizarre will, a pair of twins — brother and sister, raised in the West — embark on an initiatory journey through their country of origin in the Middle East, ravaged by civil war, in search of a father and a brother whose existence they had never known.
By: Wajdi Mouawad
Translation: Zeno Fodor
Cast:
Nawal: Ecaterina Lupu
Nawal / Jihane: Mirela Pană
Nawal / Nazira: Nina Udrescu
Wahab / Nihad: Cătălin Bucur
Jeanne / Sawda: Cristiana Luca
Simon: Andrei Bibire
Hermile Lebel/Malak / Abdessamad: Lucian Iftime
Antoine Ducharme / Chamseddine / Portarul școlii: Liviu Manolache
Photographer/ The Doctor: Andrei Cantaragiu
Directed by: Alexandru Mâzgăreanu
Set design: Andreea Săndulescu
Costumes: Alexandra Boerescu
Original music: Alexandru Suciu
Light-design: Daniel Klinger
Produced by: Constanța State Theatre
Recommended age: 16+
Duration: 2h 30min (no interval)
In Romanian with English surtitles
“I am not telling you a story, I am telling you about a pain that fell at my feet.”
After their mother’s death and her bizarre will, a pair of twins — brother and sister, raised in the West — embark on an initiatory journey through their country of origin in the Middle East, ravaged by civil war, in search of a father and a brother whose existence they had never been aware of.
A stark performance about survival, about the human condition, social trauma, lives shattered by violence, the confrontation with the horrors of war, people who turn into beasts, and others who transform into silent songs.
Photos: TWO BUGS (Andrei and Maria Gîndac)
