Neguțătorul din Veneția

by William Shakespeare
Translated into Hungarian by: Ádám Nádasdy
Adapted/Dramatized by: András Visky 

The show takes place in the cold world of modern technology, where, in contrast, passions run high. Passions that point, first of all, toward narcissism and selfishness. At the same time, these characters are also prisoners of certain aspects of their own lives.
Nobody chooses to give up everything, or to say they are not interested in money. They all act according to their own interest, everything being manipulated by a complex network of interests and alliances. Of course, each character bears strong, sincere emotions; there is sex, love, eroticism. But the characters do not decide based on that. They only temporarily believe those things to be more important. Selfishness and self-interest interfere in all decisions reached. If we reflect on this idea, we can create a terribly cruel theatre. Of course, with elements of comedy, with comic situations, but essentially a greedy, cruel chase after “immortality”, survival or happiness.

Set Design: Dragoș Buhagiar
Live Music: Loránd Farkas, Szabolcs Balla, Ervin Szűcs
Light Design: László Erőss
Video Images: András Rancz
Stage Movement: Enikő Györgyjakab, Paco Alfonsín
Stage Interpretation: Márta Papp
Assistant Directors: Botond Nagy, Emőke Veres
Costume Design Assistant: Gyopár Bocskai