3 October 2002
There is a huge gap between the capitalist worlds of Western and
Eastern-Middle Europe. The traits of the collapsed so-called socialist states
and the western welfare societies mingle, the corroding effect of growing
poverty, joblessness, crime and the state sanctioned corruption have all
escalated. There came to be in Hungary a specific neo-capitalism that tends to
follow certain Balkan tendencies rather than European ones. It is not by
coincidence that I changed the setting of the play into a fictitious South
Slavic town – Karlovac – that just like London, is a port city with many
nationalities. To me southern sensibilities are spicier, the emotions, the
characters, lives and fates can be elaborated in a much more dramatic way.
Katalin Thuróczy
Blind coryphaeus
Mr. Juraj Drazsics
Jozef Markovics
Anna Markovics
Mrs. Markovics
Félkupics
Mr. Hanák/Crucian
Blanka Schmidt
Mr. Krajl
Bastard
Fater
Whistler/Liza Braun
Mr. Popescu
Mr. Benedek
Mara/Neighbor lady
Tiny
Finkler/Judge
Vranics/State deputy
Max
Miller
Zorka Fischer/Journalist
Bradics/Doctor
Bishop
Paperboy
Girl
Musicians:
Cserkész Béla, Fazakas Levente, Kerezsi Csongor, Simon Vilmos
Musical director:
Filip Ignác
Set designer:
Damokos Csaba
Costume designer:
Bocskay Anna
Choreographer:
Tokai Tibor
Directed by: Árkosi Árpád
