Controverse.1961.Cum vă place? | directed by Eugen Gyemant

The performative study-performance Controverse.1961.Cum vă place? takes place on 9 November, at 19:00, at unteatru, Strada Secerei 14, Bucharest. Directed by Eugen Gyemant. Cast: Cătălin Vîlcu, Alexia Maria Mocănescu, Mălina Andreescu, Victoria Ecaterina Moraru, Cătălina Frunză, Sidonia Doica / Bianca Archip, Alexandru Stan, Robert Brage / Teodora Moscal. Dramaturgy: Mihaela Michailov and Eugen Gyemant. Set design and poster: Maria Constantin.

The performance starts from the debate hosted by Revista Teatrul in 1962 about the production of Shakespeare's As You Like It (Cum vă place), directed by Liviu Ciulei. The discussion involved Liviu Ciulei, Lucian Pintilie, David Esrig and leading critics of the day, including Andrei Băleanu, B. Elvin, Valentin Silvestru, Mihnea Gheorghiu and Traian Șelmaru. The script combines excerpts from this discussion with scenes from the play. The production was created within the TabThePast project of UNATC "I.L. Caragiale" Bucharest, in partnership with the Replika Educational Theatre Centre and Citizen.Kane.Kollectiv.

The performance won the awards for best actor (Cătălin Vîlcu), best actress (Alexia Maria Mocănescu) and best directorial concept (Eugen Gyemant) at the Undercloud Festival 2024, as well as the award for originality of theatrical concept at Bucharest Fringe 2024.

Tickets: www.mystage.ro/spectacole/view-5178/date/43451. Information: rezervari@unteatru.ro, 0721.268.516. The unteatru project can also be supported through www.patreon.com/unteatru. More details: www.facebook.com/events/1146795901182742