18:00 | PREMIERE – THE MURDER OF GONZAGO
Author: Nedyalko Yordanov
Eugène Ionesco National Theatre
Country: Republic of Moldova
Location: Eugène Ionesco National Theatre (Main Hall) | Duration: 180 min, including a 15-minute intermission
An original reinterpretation of the Shakespearean theme of the artist’s manipulation and involvement in the political games of power. Freely adapted after Hamlet, the performance explores betrayal, death, and manipulation through the eyes of a troupe of travelling actors. Starting from the famous “Murder of Gonzago” scene — theatre within theatre — reality and fiction intertwine in a universe where the characters are caught between the duty to tell the truth and the heavy price it demands. A profound meditation on guilt and the helplessness of changing one’s destiny.
Creative Team:
Director: Petru Vutcărău
Set Designer: Anya Cebotar
Costume Designer: Inga Botnariuc
Head Scenic Artist: Ludmila Furdui
Cast:
CHARLES – Anatol GUZIC
ELISABETH – Natalia PRODAN
BENVOLIO – Gheorghe PETRARU
HENRIC – Alexandru BERBINSCHI
AMALIA – Laureana ȚURCAN
THE PROMPTER – Stanislav COTROBAI
POLONIUS – Valeriu PAHOMI
HAMLET – Iurie PASCAR
HORATIO – Bogdan BÎTLAN
GERTRUDE – Iuliana VORNICESCU
CLAUDIUS – Petre DRAGANCEA
THE EXECUTIONER – Laurențiu VUTCĂRĂU
BODYGUARDS, LACKEYS, TORTURERS:
Iurie PASCAR, Silviu BOINCEANU, Maxim CHIRIAC, Bogdan BÎTLAN, Laurențiu VUTCĂRĂU, Nicolae NEGHIN, Petre DRAGANCEA.
The performance is in Romanian, with English surtitles.
