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Directed by András Dömötör
Written by A. Dömötör-K. Laboda-A. Benedek
Premiere 27 April, 2024
Duration 3 hours, with an interval

Written by: András Dömötör - Kornél Laboda - Albert Benedek

 

We are at the celebrated theater in the capital of Mephistoland, from where - appearantly - the director has to leave. The President and the Aorta, not giving a shit about the Council of the Eight, want a new director to lead the troup. Let acting be finally healthy and cheerful, not to serve the luciferian aesthetics of the international jacobinic forces. Because critical thinking is a crime in Mephistoland. You, dear spectators, can watch what the troup does in this demonic situation: who makes a deal and how big to save their own skin. People of Mephistoland are also people, even if Mephisto walks lame among them. Some will rebel, some will happily give themselves to the Darkness, and some won't even notice that their soul has already disappeared.

 

We wrote this play in 2015/16, for the request of the Maxim Gorki Theater in Berlin, which was called “horror farce” by the critics. I like to see it as a bizarre atlas, chamber of wonders, collection of monsters: we mapped carefully the levels and depths of expedience, the different forms of how a human spine can bow. We aimed to examine the impact of the Europe-wise growing populism and nacionalism on the arts. Based on the elements of Mephisto by Klaus Mann, we wrote a dark and free comedy, that follows the bitter difficulties of the members of a troup, currently rehearsing Mephisto. We don't have high hopes for these members, because the Devil himself will appear at some point.

The current version of the text is made for Katona József Theater, by adding new storylines and characters for the actors of the troup.

 

The performance is recommended for people over 18.

We offer a free introductory session related to the performance at every scheduled time starting at 18:15!

Next performances

21 november 2024

25 november 2024

17 december 2024

29 december 2024

10 january 2025

31 january 2025

GALLERY

 

Cast

Bán JánosFullajtár Andrea, Kanyó Kata, Kiss Eszter, Lengyel Benjámin, Máté Gábor, Mészáros Béla, Nagy Ervin m.v., Szacsvay László, Takátsy Péter, Tasnádi BenceTóth Zsófia

Crew
Set design Devich Botond
Costumes Nagy Fruzsina
Assistant to costumes Kovács Ildikó
Dramaturg Török Tamara
Music Matkó Tamás
Lights Baumgartner Sándor
Prompter Schaefer Andrea
Stage manager Héricz Anna
Assistant to director Fejes Vera
Director Dömötör András
Reviews

Gabnai Katalin bejegyzése
Kiss Annamária - Magyar Narancs - can be read with subcription
Herczog Noémi - ÉS - can be read after watching the advertisement
Bóta Gábor - Pepitamagazin.hu
Csatádi Gábor - Pótszékfoglaló.hu
Balogh Gyula - Népszava
Kovács Gellért Filmszerész bejegyzése
Revizoronline.com - Csáki Judit
Index.hu - Sümegi Noémi
KútszéliStílus - Turbuly Lilla
Stuber Andrea naplója


Colleagues

Set decorators:
Fórián Péter/Fodor István, Kása Ádám, Szabó András, Takács János/Kovács Bálint
Prop:
Tölli Judit, Kertész Janka, Kamuthy Maja
Costumes:
Kovács Ildikó, Batta Eszter, Elek Bea
Hairdressers:
Szeberényi Lejla, Tóth Barbara, Szabó Sára
Sound:
Ónodi Zsolt
Microport:
Németh Ferenc/Masát Máté/Krasznai Mátyás Mihály
Lights:
Bíró Tádé és Bárány Bence/Makray Gábor/Tóth Bertalan/Mészáros Gábor
Hospitants:
Molnár Dóra rendezőasszisztens, Darvay Botond díszlet, Bazsányi Sára jelmez, Lipták Anna díszlet
Other colleagues:
Hűgel Katalin, Kántor László, Pap Miklós, Mészáros László, Nagy Péter, Kántor Lászlóné Magdi, Varga Sandorné Mari, Jóni Zsuzsa

Press

Interjú Dömötör Andrással - Magyar Narancs (előfizetéssel olvasható)
Interjú Dömötör Andrással - 24.hu

Interjú Mészáros Bélával és Tasnádi Bencével - Színház Online

Welovebudapest - áprilisi programajánló
Fidelio.hu - ajánló