Diary of a Madman
Jurányi Incubator House
Theatrical Performance
Are we the mad ones, or has the world gone mad around us? This is one of the themes of Gogol's story set in 1834, and the question remains just as relevant today.
Gogol's "Diary of a Madman," one of his “Petersburg Tales,” is brought to life under the direction of Viktor Bodó.
The story’s main character, a clerk who, before our eyes, gradually loses his sense of reality—or perhaps already has a fragile grasp on it—is portrayed by Tamás Keresztes. This is not his first leading role in a production directed by Bodó; he was also the star of the renowned Ledarálnakeltűntem at the Katona József Theatre, which similarly explored the forced breakdown of a powerless man.
The script for this new version of Diary of a Madman was developed through the comparison of several translations and the original Russian text. Besides Tamás Keresztes, the other key “performer” is the set design, also crafted by Keresztes, along with the atmospheric loop that creates the performance’s live music.
Are we the mad ones, or has the world gone mad around us? This is one of the themes of Gogol's story set in 1834, and the question remains just as relevant in 2016.
Schedule
Aksenty Ivanovich Poprishchin: Tamás Keresztes
Dramaturg: Júlia Róbert
Assistant: Zsuzsi Szakács
Set Designer: Tamás Keresztes
Lighting Design: Antal Lohár
Sound Engineer: Zoltán Belényesi
Consultant: Dr. Zsolt Zalka
Producer: Tibor Orlai
Director: Viktor Bodó
Special thanks to Nóra Juhász, Árpád Kákonyi, József Szalai, Dávid Szarvas
This production was created in collaboration with Katona József Theatre, FÜGE, MASZK Association (Szeged), and Orlai Productions.
Ages 12+
Performance duration: approx. 110 minutes without intermission
Jurányi House
The Jurányi Production Community Incubator House has become a key venue in the capital's cultural life, a vibrant hub of the contemporary art scene.
Our aim in creating the Jurányi was to find a stable, shared home for the independent theatre and creative arts sector, providing the infrastructure necessary for its day-to-day operations. We wanted to create a cultural centre in the Buda area, a "contemporary art house" where theatre-loving young people could spend a few hours over a coffee or even a theatre performance, a creative children's activity or an acrobatic movement class, thus re-filling the abandoned educational institution with an active community life.
Jurányi is more than just a theatre in Buda, it is a creative and creative base where visitors can enjoy a varied artistic, community, and educational program, in addition to a regular repertoire of 300 productions a year. We are proud that the Jurányi House is now a graduation subject in some art schools.
