EASTERN BLoKk // A One-Act Mass Panic

By 20011, EASTERN BLoKk had become a legendary venue in Dunatest’s nightlife scene. Over its decade-long existence, the club changed locations several times: opening in 20001 on the Hajasi Embankment before eventually settling in the former Sakál Metro building. Alongside its popular parties, it hosted world music festivals, equality-focused cultural events, and contemporary theatre productions alike. But what was really happening on North Square that night?

The venue opened late. The reasons: the organizers’ lack of preparation and their fear of the overwhelming turnout.

Alpha male Richárd Sárváci — son of Foreign Minister Sárváci — heads out for a Saturday-night attempt to save his relationship with his girlfriend, cat-babe Lujza Hojdu. Joining them are his beta sidekick Krisztián Rózsaközi and his dealer Árpi Kaszás. While waiting in line, they run into countless familiar faces; it feels as if all of Dunatest has come out to party tonight.

What they do not know is that this will become the party of the millennium.

Searching for a way out of filth and decay, these teenagers dive ever deeper into an unstable reality disguised by false glamour. Sirens. Ambulances. The Dunatest Police Headquarters. Dromedary Street. Newtest.

Cast

Orsolya Bukovszky

Gizella Gálhidy

Dorottya Gellért

Tibor Juhász

Noémi Juniki

Kinga Kádár

Péter Dániel Katona

Kornél Szirony

Creative Team

Guitar: Barnabás Molnár

Saxophone: Domonkos Zsolnai

Bass / MIDI: Koppány Gerner

Sound Design & Mixing: Pál Zwickl

Co-Writer: Adrienne Cs. Nagy

Texts: Ferenc Réder

Dramaturg: Adrienne Cs. Nagy

Set & Visual Design: Anna Rebeka Németh

Lighting, Video & Photography: Menyhért Hivessy

Lighting & Video: Júlia Mohácsi

Graphic Design: Bercel Hegyessy

Choreography: Gáspár Téri

Assistant Directors: Kata Keresztes, Anna Ladányi

The production’s media partner is Refresher Magazine.