Performances / Theater
Scandal behind the scenes
By: Michael Frayn
Directed by: Andrei și Andreea Grosu
Teatrul Naţional "Radu Stanca" Sibiu
Romania

The actors rehearse for a sparkling comedy. But they can't remember their lines, the text is questionable, and the stage movements a disaster. And as the premiere approaches, the director is increasingly panicked. Besides, all this theatre-playing risks revealing new passions that could jeopardise even life beyond the comfort of the stage. Where does the comedy begin and end?
Directors Andrei and Andreea Grosu offer us an exciting show that reveals the fragility of interpersonal relationships with incisive humour. It all becomes a hilarious catastrophe, probing the mechanisms of theatre on sight, to the delight of the audience who witness the scandal behind the scenes.


By: Michael Frayn
Translated by Adrian Nicolae
Production Designer: Vladimir Turturica
Original music: Mihai Dobre
Costume assistant: Bianca Veșteman
Assistant director: Sanda Anastasof
Technical director: Ștefan Bucsa
Project Manager: Claudia Maior
Cast:
Dotty Otley: Ofelia Popii
Lloyd Dallas: Ali Deac
Garry Lejeune: Marius Turdeanu
Brooke Ashton: Gabriela Pirlițeanu
Frederick Fellowes: Andrei Gîlcescu
Belinda Blair: Arina Ioana Trif
Poppy Norton-Taylor: Antonia Dobocan
Tim Allgood: Alexandru Malaicu
Selsdon Mowbray: Adrian Neacșu


Performance in Romanian, with translation into English
Duration: 2h
Date of premiere: 01.03.2024
Original title: Scandal în culise
The Romanian, Sibiu and Francophone Seasons
Shows and Access

23 June, 17:00

”Radu Stanca” National Theatre - Big Hall   
2h