Summer 1941, Budapest. The city lives under aerial blackout: the windows covered, the light is confined inside. In this environment, György Spiró's characters confront the possible choices of a helpless individual at the mercy of history. According to Imre Kertész, the work speaks of the same themes as the history of our time: the conflict between destructive madness and creative common sense. This conflict takes place not on battlefields, but through dialogue: the rhythm of incisively precise sentences is at the heart of the performance.
In Vlad Massaci's staging, solitude and language are mutually reinforcing concepts. The more the characters say, the more apparent the unattainable other becomes. Communication is both a refuge and a trap.
Confinement, silenced fears, the clash between common sense and irrational power - experiences that are not of the past. A performance about how one's destiny can change radically overnight - or even in a few hours.