Cellar Theatre Budapest
Csaba Székely: Mineflower
Tragicomedy
1 December 15.00
Cellar Theatre Budapest
100’ without intermission
in Hungarian with English subtitles
Photo: Zsolt Puskel
Cast:
Father: being sick he lies in the next room, we never see him
Iván, his son: Gergő Kaszás
Mihály Csillag, doctor: László Széles
Ilonka, Iván’s half sister: Andrea Bozó
Illés, Iván’s neighbour: József Tóth
Irma, Illés’s wife: Éva Vándor
Dramaturg: Bori Sirokay
Scenery and costume design:Balázs Cziegler
Assistant to the costume designer: Ágnes Bozsik
Prompter: Judit Skrabán
Assistant to the director: Anna Tóth-Gábor
Directed by Tibor Csizmadia
„WHO – Csaba Székely is a certified playwright who gives a true picture of village life instead of city life and thereby repays a long standing debt of Hungarian drama. He has become the most popular playwright in the Hungarian speaking territory. Both in Hungary and Romania, professional and amateur companies have staged the parts of his Mine trilogy (which speaks with great empathy and humor about the unique morale, hopeless situation and problems of a small village in Transylvania). His first radio play Do You Like Banana, Comrades? was written in English and awarded by the BBC. His first play Mineflower has been awarded several times, just like the following Mine-dramas.
WHAT – In a Székely village where the mine has been closed. Iván Vajda has lost his job, therefore he is now spending his boring weekdays drinking alcohol heavily, turning people against him and becoming a misanthrope. In the centre of his hatred is his father, who is told by the doctor every three months that he has no more than three months left to live. However, the other villagers do exactly the same: they only care about their own interests and guzzle as much palinka as they can. You can also detect all the clichés about the Székelys in all the characters. Csaba Székely scrapes the idealized legend of keeping the traditions off the story set in Székely Land but he retains all the flavors of the milieu.
WHY – It depicts empty relationships, collective loneliness, quenching your sorrow in alcohol, endless carousing by the axel of drinking and suicide. Moreover, there is a lot of humor in it, too, since it is all so human. The performance is directed by Tibor Csizmadia who was the first to stage the complete trilogy. In the set designed by Balázs Cziegler recalls the atmosphere of the mining village. This cruel and hopeless world comes to life while it reflects on the prejudices and clichés.” (István Ugrai)
Tickets
http://pinceszinhaz.hu/index.php?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=82
For more information:
http://pinceszinhaz.hu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=494&Itemid=27
Critics:
http://www.revizoronline.com/hu/cikk/4140/beszelgetes-szekely-csabaval-szinikritikusok-dija-2012/
http://kordrama2013.blogspot.ro/2013/10/a-kozonseg-egy-suto-amibe-humor-tolja.html
http://www.revizoronline.com/article.php?id=3899
http://www.kuk.hu/hu/content/kiss%C3%A9-megbillenve
http://szinhaz.hu/budapest/44765-banyavirag-csizmadia-tibor-a-pinceszinhazban-rendezett