William Shakespeare

Measure for Measure

Stage version by Matthias Langhoff and Eszter Bíró

Main stage
RO
4 hours with one intermission.

The Duke, Pompey
András Hatházi
 
Angelo
Zsolt Bogdán
 
Escalus
Attila Orbán
 
Provost
József Bíró
 
Lucio
Áron Dimény
 
Claudio
Ervin Szűcs
 
Elbow
Sándor Keresztes
 
Froth
András Buzási
 
Bernardine
Csongor Köllő
 
Isabella
Anikó Pethő
 
Mrs. Overdone, Marianna, Abhorson
Emőke Kató
 
Juliet, Sister Francesca, Fatima
Csilla Varga

directed by
Matthias Langhoff
 
dramaturg
Eszter Bíró
 
set design
Matthias Langhoff
 
costume design
Carmencita Brojboiu
 
music composed by
Vasile Șirli
 
sound collage
Balázs Bodolai
 
painting
Arthur Bota
 
choreography
Ferenc Sinkó
 
director's assistant
Balázs Bodolai
 
dramaturg's assistant
Kinga Kovács
 
correpetition
Xénia Stollár, Katalin Incze G.
 
assistants to the set designer:
Carmencita Brojboiu, Samäel Steiner
 
stage manager
Yvonne Nagy
Date of the opening: September 22, 2010
Main hall performance
Opening date: September 22nd, 2010
Running time: 4 hours with one intermission.
Not recommended for viewers under the age of 15.


William’s Party

with

Sisters and Sluts
Monks and Murderers
Jailbirds and Judges


Scenic version by Matthias Langhoff and Eszter Biró
I tossed in my bed, my legs ached and my eyes wouldn’t close. – “Good evening, Matthias.” – “Hello, Matthias. How did you get in here?”– “But you always leave the window open?” – “Oh... what do you want, Matthias?”– “Nothing... I want to ask, how you are liking Cluj?” – “Well, my bed is fine. The park in front of the theatre is nice; the people I work with are friendly.” – “The life of mankind is not easy. Under the clothing of new times, the worries of times long past grow. Power remains autocratic. The law protects injustice. Gained freedom has to be paid for with obedience. Love, friendship and trust become consumer products. Life gets more difficult, everyone must look to their own survival without getting caught in the net of blind justice. And justice, which should be daily bread for the people, plentiful and delicious bread, remains unbaked. The hungry can be sated with morality, faith and hope. – “Are you speaking about Cluj, Matthias?”– “No, about Vienna, about Measure for Measure, about Shakespeare.” – “Really?”– “I think so.”– “You want me to change Shakespeare?”– “No, no! Shakespeare mustn’t be changed. He is never out of date, but always ahead of us. You simply must read him again, and while doing so, observe the setting you find yourself in. Good night, Matthias.” And he was gone. I got out of my bed and closed the window. I didn’t
want to allow any more thoughts inside or out into the night. “Wake up, Matthias.”– I started awake. He was sitting in front of the closed window with a beaming smile on his face. He was tapping on the window and couldn’t stop laughing at me. “Leave me alone, Matthias,” I told him grumpily. “I need to collect my thoughts and go to rehearsal.” – “I know, I know, I just wanted to tell you. It’s morning and Measure for Measure is a comedy. – “Comedy?” I said, with a stern look. “You know nothing at all, Matthias! Absolutely nothing.”
 
(Matthias Langhoff)