Marienbad

by Sholem Aleichem

translated by Carol Feldman

A show that invites you on a journey into the world of Sholem Aleichem's burlesque humour. The novel's plot carries us through the most tangled intrigues and the wildest reversals. Appearances destroy essences, all of it in the mad rhythm of the twenties, in an air of frivolity and gaiety, in a dangerous play between cheerfulness and sadness, splendour and squalor, opulence and poverty - the atmosphere left behind by the end of a war. Alongside the great classic of Yiddish literature, the production brings into the burlesque contest the man regarded as the founder of interwar cabaret: Misha Spoliansky, composer of famous cabaret songs and an inspired Jewish musician.

Directed and dramatised by: Andrei Munteanu
Set design: Vladimir Turturica
Costumes: Unda Popp
Choreography: Vanda Ștefănescu
Musical direction and orchestration: Bogdan Lifșin
Light design & video design: Eranio Petrușca

Belţi Kourllender: Viorica Bantaș
Șloime Kourllender: Nicolae Călugărița
Velvl Iamaker: Nicolae Botezatu
Perl Iamacika Iamaker: Roxana Guttman
Feighele Iamacker: Katia Pascariu
Surele Iamaker: Alina Tomi
Dvoirele Iamaker: Anka Levana
Rudolff Tînăr: Lucian Ionescu
Swirski: Mihai Ciucă
Haim Soroker: Mihai Nițu
Esther Soroker: Alexandra Fasolă / Silva Helena Schmidt
Berl Ceapnick: Veaceslav Grosu
Hovală Ceapnick: Geni Brenda Vexler
Meir Mariancik: Marius Călugărița
Madam Perlzweig: Luana Stoica
Fritz Perlzweig: George Lepădatu
The dentist from Rostov: Ștefan Eparu
The lawyer from Lodz: Darius Daradici
Yeshiva bocher 1: Andrei Miercure
Yeshiva bocher 2: Viorel Manole
Doctor Otto: Mircea Dragoman
The Rabbi of Wroclaw: Andrei Finți
Shammes Wolfsohn: Mircea Drîmbăreanu
The Hotel Owner: Mihai Prejban
Bronia Loiferman: Mirela Nicolau
Leicuța Brikștil: Cristina Cîrcei
Madam Pekelis: Lucia Maier
Madam Șoinfeld: Dorina Păunescu
Dancers: Maria Țăruș, Marius Moldovan, Cosmin Vasile, Dan Rima, Diana Bejan, Denisa Anastasiu

With the Orchestra of the State Jewish Theatre:
Keyboards: Bogdan Lifșin
Violin: Rodica Gancea
Violin: Tania Vîlvoi
Cello: Sergiu Marin
Clarinet: Bogdan Mavroean
Saxofon: Mihai Pintenaru
Trumpet: Iulia Groaza
Flute: Mihail Vârgă
Percussion: Radu Gheorghe

Genre

Musical

Language

Yiddish (with Romanian surtitles)

Running time

150 minutes (with one interval)

Premiere

20 December 2017