The production undertakes to look over Hungary’s history since the fall of Communism. Our goal is not to chronicle the events which happened, or point out real or apparent connections, fact-finding or exposure; in the piece we only play with the facts, mixing reality with fiction, so that from the everyday a sovereign, half-fairy tale, theatrical world can be generated, examining Hungary and indeed Eastern Europe’s last 13 years through a grotesque-satirical lens.

We are thinking not of a play but a performance, or better yet an event. On this night we hold a national self-examination with the help of the theatrical form. In the musical selection which determines the mood of the show, the full spectrum of the Hungarian musical tradition, lively to to this day – from folk music to Hungarian art music via operette all the way to rock and roll – is present.

Coproducers: Magyar Cirkusz és Varieté Kht., MC 93 Bobigny, CDN Orléans, THEOREM /Culture 2000 Programme/, Zsámbéki Szombatok.
Supporters: National Cultural Found (NKA), Cultural Committee of Budapest Capital and the Soros Foundation.

In memoriam Géza Hofi

CAST

Performed by Gergely Bánki, Eszter Csákányi, József Gyabronka, László Katona, Annamária Láng, Zoltán Mucsi, Zsolt Nagy, Borbála Péterfy, Roland Rába, Lilla Sárosdi, Péter Scherer, Sándor Terhes, Gábor Viola, Tilo Werner

Musicians: Miklós Lukács, Csaba Novák, Kálmán Oláh, Balázs Szokolay

Written by István Tasnádi and Árpád Schilling
Dramaturgy: Anna Veress, Péter Kárpáti, András Forgách, Balázs Erős
Set design: Márton Ágh 
Costume design: Klára Varga
Wardrobe mistress: Julcsi Kiss
Light designer: Tamás Bányai
Music: László Melis, Miklós Lukács
Choreography: Csaba Horváth
Correpetitor: Kristóf Darvas
Mask: Fruzsina Nagy
Assistant to the director: Péter Tóth
Production manager: Máté Gáspár
Directed by Árpád Schilling

Some of the lyrics in the performance are written by homeless people in Budapest: Ottó Marossy, Éva Pete, Törpapa, K. Jimmy, János Maczák

Thanks to the editorial team of Fedél Nélkül / homeless street paper 'Without Shelter' and Tamás Kovács for their cooperation.

Photo: Mátyás Erdély

PRESS

• Vera Kérchy: Ha-hazám. Ellenfény, 01. 01. 2003. 
   
• Gábor Bóta: Rendszerváltás utáni bohócvilág. FN.hu, 17. 11. 2002.
   
• Jean-Pierre Thibaudat: Vivent les "gongrois hibres"!, Libération, 04. 10. 2002.
   
• György Baráthy: Kettős próba (interview), Jelenkor, 2003. 46/6
   
• Rita Szentgyörgyi: Megválaszolatlan kérdésekről Schilling Árpáddal. Népszava, 18. 01. 2003. (interview)