A concert from Ferenc Molnar’s famous play or a play from the song of Tankcsapda? Here’s a hint: there’s no right answer. „All or nothing” – must have thought the director, István Albu, when imagining the theater’s own carousel.

Like in all cases, the ever-avoidant Liliom does not get further on the stairway to heaven, in turn, Zénó Faragó’s portrayal of the character is seasoned with some rockstar filth, showing us what it would look like, if he really were the frontman of a group of angels with black wings. What does that even look like you might ask?

The Tankcsapda hits that summarize the seven scenes are not just an attempt at making a show. They are in fact monologues.

It’s always been a dream of mine to get a peek into  Liliom’s mind, no matter how much the audience is rooting for it, this story will never have a happy ending,he will always hit his daughetrs hand, but the songs in the play act as footnotes, almost confessions of the lead’s sins.

The judgement is ultimately in God’s hands, nonetheless I can’t help but feel obligated to do so because Juli will always be a victim of Liliom, no matter the century. As the three parts of the carousel-like turning stage (heaven, apartment, park) the audience too gets dizzy from the whirlwind of abuse that the girl is subjected to, from which the only way out is death, we can only hope that Liliom’s regret will be stronger than how it reads.