The Visit
Director: Péter Rudolf
tragic comedy
Based on the translation of Imre Kurdi the adaptation for Vígszínház Budapest was made by: Hilda Hársing and Péter Rudolf
It’s still a mystery, why this small town with great assets in the middle of Europe went bankrupt. The factories closed one after the other, the popular holiday resort is empty, already the bells of the cathedral had been embargoed by the enforcers. The streets are dirty and abandoned, the citizens vegetate from unemployment benefit for years, while the country and whole Europe is blooming. At this moment Claire Zachanassian, the billionaire woman who is well known for her charity work, announces, that after forty years she is going to visit her hometown. It is very highly hoped, that she is going to save the town, and Claire is willing to do so, she only has one condition…
Claire Zachanassian Hegyi Barbara
Alfred III Hegedűs D. Géza
Ishler Matild, his wife Balázsovits Edit
Otília, his daughter Antóci Dorottya
Konrád, his son Ertl Zsombor
Lord mayor Kőszegi Ákos
Parson Seress Zoltán
Dr. Loden, doctor Gados Béla
Schoolteacher Fesztbaum Béla
Schimleder, policeman Karácsonyi Zoltán
Jäger Albert, first citizen Borbiczki Ferenc
Schmidt, second citizen Telekes Péter
Schuster, third citizen Csapó Attila / Gyöngyösi Zoltán
Krach, fourth citizen Reider Péter
Mieder, painter Szántó Balázs
7th, 8th, 9th husband Orbán Levente
Boby, servant Méhes László
Koby / First journalist/ Reporter Dino Benjamin
Loby / Second journalist Tóth András
Sprőd Anett, wife of the mayor Tar Renáta
Second Lady Gilicze Márta
Stationmaster Dengyel Iván
Train-guard Kóbor Balázs / Kiss Gergely Máté
Reporter Kopek Janka
Cameraman Virág Péter
Reporter Kovács Olivér
also appearing: Adamovich Ferenc, Asztalos Dóra, Bálint Barna, Fehér Laura, Forgács Róbert, Furka Ildikó, Gulyás László, Hajdu Ádám, Kóbor Balázs, Misik Renáta, Molnár Zsolt, Nánási Attila, Rizek Lajos, Siklódi Szilvia, Szabó Mátyás Péter, Szakács Richárd, Tóth Brigitta, Tóth Máté, Viola Péter, Zámbó György
musicians: Balázs Tamás, Bartek Zsolt, Berec Péter, Bodon Bence, Hlaszny Ádám, Keresztes Sándor, Kiss Vilmos Tibor, Kurucz Levente, Mihályfi Márk, Rónai Gábor, Standovár Mátyás, Tompa Ábel
Prompter: GÁL TÜNDE
Stage manager: MUCSI ZOLTÁN, KUTI LÁSZLÓ
Assistant of Director: SZLÁDEK KATA
Stage presence assistant: VITÁRIUS ORSOLYA
Set designer: BAGOSSY LEVENTE
Costume designer: FÜZÉR ANNI
Stage presence: MÉHES LÁSZLÓ
Music: MESTER DÁVID
Dramaturg: HÁRSING HILDA
Lightning: CSONTOS BALÁZS
Director: RUDOLF PÉTER