23 October 2004
Darky boy is
a permanently changing, evolving fantasy play. The spice of the story is that
the actors had a larger role to play in influencing the plot of the play: there
is not defined text and delivery. There is only a story, a skeleton of a plot
that is dressed up by the actors through their acting, delivery and thus
genuinely create the production each time. This kind of improvisation can give
rise to a number of interesting situations.
The play is
based on folk elements: youngest boy setting out to try his luck, the three old
ladies whom he helps and who help him back based on the timeless “one good deed
deserves another”, the presence of evil, who is compulsorily defeated by the
young child.
Darky boy,
Nail boy and Pretty boy are brothers who are left alone in their apartments
after their parents depart. What happens in situations like this? This is the
opening motive of the play that has a place for everything, even the noisy
motorcycles. The aim of Darky boy is to placate his brothers. During his
journey he frees three old ladies who in turn give him a gift: magic table,
magic jug, magic whistle, as well as teaching him how to sing, dance and fight
so he can beat the evil one with the black hat.
Darky boy
Nail boy
Pretty boy
Xena
Xalma
Blade of Grass
Mary Anette
The one with the black hat
Costume designer:
Gáll Ildikó, Tamás Anikó
Set designer:
Kolozsi Kilián
Directed by: Kolozsi Kilián