The Purple Island

translated by | János Elbert 
stage adaptation for the Vígszínház | Miklós Vecsei H.

performed by
András Kern, Ákos Orosz, Iván Dengyel, Barbara Hegyi, Patrícia Puzsa, Ferenc Borbiczki, Béla Fesztbaum, Kálmán Varju, Attila Csapó, András Tóth, Gergely Csiby, Balázs Szántó, Áron Darvasi, Benjamin Dino, Gergő Rábaközi

also appearing
András Csaba Aranyi, Dóra Asztalos, Krisztina Ágoston, Anna Biczó, Márton Birta, Laura Fehér, Ilka Magyar, Renátó Miskolczi, Attila Nánási, Tamás Kovács, Patrik Perjési, Luca Stohl, Marcell Szelle, Péter Virág

set and costume design | Erika Gadus 
music | Albert Márkos / Endre Kertész, Ádám Móser / Benedek Réti, Ádám Meggyes / Árpád Kiss, Szilveszter Miklós / Áron Pórteleki 
dramaturge | Eszter Balassa 
choreography | István Berecz 
directed by | Géza Hegedűs D.

Mikhail Bulgakov’s play, The Purple Island, tells the story of a theatre company that is rehearsing a play titled The Purple Island, written by a young playwright under the pen-name of Jules Verne. As the troupe is fighting for survival, the sweeping energies of humour and creativity create and bring to life volcanoes, islands, continents and conflicting communities. The play ends with The Purple Island being banned by the authorities.

The original production of The Purple Island, which premiered in 1928 at the Kamerny Theatre, Moscow, was itself also banned in 1929. 

premiere | 12th October 2018| Pesti Theatre