THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO OR THE MEMORY OF A CRAZY DAY

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Written by Fanni Sényi after an idea of Sardar Tagirovsky and Fanni Sényi

Based on A crazy day or the marriage of Figaro by Beaumarchais

National Theatre, Budapest

Director: Sardar Tagirovsky

At the MITEM in Hungarian with English subtitle

3 hours 30 minutes with 2 breaks.

In a seemingly distant future, Spain has become a major player due to the multinational company A.I.DEN (Eden). The chairman of the company that develops artificial intelligence is a 21^st century count. We are at his residence. The count – as everybody else – has his desires and fears. He longs for the fiancée of his secretary, Figaro. He will do everything to get what he wants. The inhabitants of the mansion and the employees of the company revolve around their unresolved desires, one central element of which is Figaro himself. Figaro is like one of those lamps that attract night butterflies and insects only to burn their wings and die longing for the unattainable light.

The performance is about social situations, human plots, theatre, love, poetry, futurology, nostalgia, our current world with a link to the world of Beaumarchais. Many things have happened since. We are currently in a rapidly changing world. We face an unimaginable situation. We are on the brink of an age when we must redefine the very concepts of time and space. Consequently, our past, our roots and our memories gain increased importance. But even during this digital revolution there is couple – Figaro and Suzanne – who opt out of the usual ring of plots and gossip. Thanks to the humour and well-conceived play of Beaumarchais we become part of Figaro’s dream, together with him we relive a sliver of the past: we are replaying this crazy day alongside Figaro.

Count Almaviva, Chairman, Eden Company

Ádám Schnell

Rozina Countess, his wife

Nelli Szűcs

Figaro, the personal secretary of the count, Eden Co

Attila Kristán

Susanna, the Count's maid

Ágnes Barta

Marcellina, bio-solar architect, Eden Company

Andrea Söptei

Antonio, the castle's gardener

József Szarvas

Cherubino, the Count's page

Nándor Berettyán

Bartolo, neuroscientist, Eden Company

László Tóth

Basilio, music teacher

Roland Bordás

Fanchette, Antonio's daughter

Kinga Katona

Pepitó Pepitánez, actor

József Rácz

Sebastian, MI researcher, Eden Company

László Szabó Sebestyén

Domingo, conscious dreaming researcher, Eden Company

Domán Szép

Adam, owned by Eden Company

Márk Nagy

Eva, owned by Eden Company, Geisha

Nikolett Szabó

Stage Designer

Judit Dobre-Kóthay

Costume Designer

Blanka-Alíz Bajkó

Composer

Dávid Katona

Video

Bianka Nagy

Vfx

Eszter Csordás

Camerist

Márk Grátz

Dramaturgist

Fanni Sényi

Stage Manager

Gábor Dobos

István Lencsés

Prompter

Anikó Sütő

Assistant Director

Ágota Kolics

Director

Sardar Tagirovsky

Main Stage

Sardar Tagirovsky

Born in Kazan (Russia) in 1985, he has lived in Hungary since the 1990s. He studied acting at the Shakespeare Academy of Dramatic Arts in Budapest and later earned a puppetry qualification at the studio of the Budapest Puppet Theatre. He subsequently graduated in theatre directing from the University of Arts in Târgu Mureș (Romania), in the class of László Bocsárdi. He studied the Stanislavski-Strasberg method in Budapest and Rome under the guidance of Paolo Antonio Simioni.

His first official theatre production, “The Cherry Orchard”, staged in Sfântu Gheorghe (Romania), won the Audience Award at the 2015 POSZT (National Theatre Festival of Pécs), and three actors were awarded for Best Performance. His productions in Transylvanian theatres have received numerous awards at the Hungarian Theatre Festival of Kisvárda and at the National Theatre Festival of Hungary.

In 2021, he was invited to the Kazan Tinchurin Theatre, where he staged the award-winning production “Yedesh” and created a dramatic adaptation of “Turandot”.

Since 2024, he has been the Chief Director of the Almetyevsk State Tatar Drama Theatre. His production “The House of My Youth” received the Grand Prize at the Tatar Tantana Festival in Best Experimental Performance category.

At MITEM he achieved great success with his production of Géza Szőcs’s “Rasputin”, staged with the Harag György Company of Satu Mare.

As a mentor and coach, he conducts masterclasses in various countries. He actively participates in theatrical experiments and alternative theatre initiatives and regularly organizes and co-organizes acting workshops.

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