Sardinija 5

STERIJINO POZORJE FESTIVAL 2010 - Novi Sad, Serbia -
Theatre ’Dezso Kostolanyi’ / Színház Kosztolányi Dezsö, Subotica, Serbia -
SARDINIA
text by Istvan Beszedes
directed by Andras Urban

Fragmentary, absurd, philosophical drama with elements of an extremely grotesque, surrealist humor. The story takes place in a prison, and a few stories are interwoven: arrival of the president is awaited, there is an appearance of Unknown whom everyone considers a Messiah (but it turns out he is a drunken helmsman), a theatre play is prepared etc. These narrative currents provide a frame for different discussions – about the meaning of existence, innocence, sin, guilt, passage of time, corporality and spirituality, punishment, the function and esthetics of theatre, power etc. The directorial reading of Beszedes’s text is rather specific, the form of the play is complex and unusual, and, therefore, significant for the development of stage language in our theatre...