Macbett
Eugène Ionesco
In 1972, the leading representative of the Theatre of the Absurd, Eugéne Ionesco, wrote a play being a variation on the subject of Shakespeare’s Macbeth. Ionesco reveals the mechanisms behind the genesis of the desire for power from the perspective of the experience of 20th-century totalitarianisms. Together with the Second World War, there began a process, which lasts to this day, of rationalising and systemising cruelty. The crimes of genocide are its bloody outcome. With the action of “Macbett” transplanted to a golf-course, we can look into the behind-the-scenes sphere of authority – timeless authority – easily recognisable with the help of cultural myths and historical knowledge. Also, contemporary authority – transmuted by the media and the myths of pop-culture.
Production for audience aged above 16.
Premiere:
28th June
Białystok Puppet Theatre
Running time:
80 min
Translation:
Jerzy Lisowski
Directorial supervision:
Mateusz Przyłęcki
Stage design, costumes:
Sylwia Maciejewska
Music:
Natasza Topor, Dariusz Chociej
Lighting direction:
Tobiasz Czołpiński
Translation:
Jerzy Lisowski
Directorial supervision:
Mateusz Przyłęcki
Stage design, costumes:
Sylwia Maciejewska
Music:
Natasza Topor, Dariusz Chociej
Lighting direction:
Tobiasz Czołpiński
Cast:
Katarzyna Pietruska
Helena Radzikowska
Rafał Pietrzak
Paweł Rutkowski
Mateusz Trzmiel
The performance was realized thanks to the financial support of the City of Białystok, Podlaskie Voivodeship and the National Centre for Culture.
The performance received the 3rd prize during the ShakespeareOFF Competition at the 20th Shakespeare Festival in Gdańsk in 2016.
