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HAMLET - DIRECTED BY DECLAN DONNELLAN - NATIONAL THEATER CRAIOVA

18 May, 2024 @ 8:00 pm

Hamlet

 

By William Shakespeare

 

Translator: George Volceanov

 

Text adaptation: Declan Donnellan

 

Company name: "Marin Sorescu" National Theater in Craiova

 

Company country: Romania

 

Director: Declan Donnellan

 

Distribution:

 

Vlad Udrescu – Hamlet

Claudius Mihail - Claudius

Ramona Dragulescu – Gertrude

Raluca Paun – Polonius

Flavia Hojda / Theodora Bălan – Ophelia

Alex Stoicescu – Laertes

Eugen Titu – Ghost

Cătălin Vieru – Rosencrantz

Darko Huruiala – Guildenstern

Marian Politic – Gravedigger 1/Third actor in the play

Angel Rababoc – The King in the play/The Priest

Costinela Ungureanu – Queen from the play/Gropar 2

Mircea Mogoșeanu – Străjer 1

Mihnea Presură – Străjer 2

The creative team:

Set design: Nick Ormerod

Assistant director: Laurentiu Tudor

Set design assistant: Adelina Galiceanu

Music: Tibor Cari

Fight choreography – fencing: Antonie Mihail

Sound design: George Udrea, Dan Fenesan

Light design: Dodu Ispas, Marian Tudorache, Alina Mitrache

Technical directors: Cristian Norel Petec / Sorin Gruia

Prompter: Adrian Tîrcă

Producer: Claudia Gorun

Poster design: Denisa Neațu

Show synopsis:

It is often overlooked that Shakespeare turned four of the most boring words in the English language into the most famous line in universal theatre, "To be or not to be". How can something so abstract resonate across so many cultures and eras? Some say the answer is simple: ""to be!"" Rather than wondering about existence, questions that are unanswerable, we should simply embrace life and move on.

The question continues to haunt many people. Its importance lies in the unknown 'why'. Sometimes we do pointless things, really terrible things, for no apparent reason or benefit. And we run around in despair asking ""Why?! Why?!”” Humans are the only animals who can be irrationally cruel, who can commit spectacular acts of violence both on themselves and on other people.

Perhaps this is related to the fact that humans are the only beings who can question their own existence. Sometimes people do wonderful or terrible things just to prove that we exist. Hamlet's dilemma embodies this struggle. But not directly, but enigmatically, like a ghost around the dark corridors of Elsinore.

Company description:

With a history of 165 years, awarded over time on all meridians of the world, the "Marin Sorescu" National Theater in Craiova is present among the great theaters of the world. Member of the European Theater Convention (CTE) since 1995, being the first theater from a Central and Eastern European country to be a member of this international trade association. Internationally recognized, the National Theater in Craiova has participated in the most important festivals in the world: Edinburgh, Avignon, Holland Festival in Amsterdam, Wiener Festwochen in Vienna, Theater Der Welt, Munich, Shakespeare Festivals in Tokyo, Gdansk or Bath , Israel Festival, Jerusalim, Theater Festival of the Americas in Montreal, etc. "You sometimes wonder if this company is not the best put together since Brecht's Berliner Ensemble, or perhaps Peter Brook's Royal Shakespeare Company" (The Stage, May 1997).

Director biography:

Declan Donnellan, writer, film and theater director, was born on August 4, 1953, in Manchester, England. In 1981, Donnellan, along with Nick Ormerod, founded the renowned theater company Cheek by Jowl. Since then, the company has traveled to more than 400 cities around the world with productions such as "As You Like It", "Duchess of Malfi", "Boris Godunov", "Ubu roi", "Measure for Measure".

During his career, Donnellan has directed theater productions on renowned stages around the world, including the Royal National Theater in London, the Avignon Festival, the Maly Drama Theater in St. Petersburg and the Salzburg Festival. His portfolio also extends to opera and ballet, creating adaptations of plays such as "Falstaff" and "Romeo and Juliet."

His literary contributions extend beyond the stage, with his book The Actor and the Target being translated into 15 languages. His new volume, The Actor and Space, will be published this year.

Director nominations and/or awards:

Olivier Awards for Director of the Year (1987), Best Director of a Musical (1994), Best Director of a Play (1995) and Outstanding Achievement (1990); Nominations for the 2023 UNITER Awards, Oedipus Rege: Best Show, Best Direction, Best Actor in a Leading Role, Best Actor in a Supporting Role; Order of Charlemagne of Andorra; International Stanislavski Prize.

Show duration: 2 hours (without break)

Special mentions show: For audiences over 12 years old

Details

Date:
18 May, 2024
Time:
8:00 p.m
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Event Location

"Marin Sorescu" National Theater - Amza Pellea hall
11 AI Cuza Street
Craiova, Dolj Romania
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