The Toth Family is a grotesque with undertones of satire. It was written by István Örkény, one of the most renowned Hungarian authors of the 20th Century, who based the play on his 1966 novella titled Welcoming the Major. Inspired by the fate of Hungarian soldiers in 1943, the play sheds light on the fear and compromise of ordinary people in times of crisis. 

"Lajos Tót, of course, was not king of Corinth, only a firefighter in a mountain village. He had therefore never offended the gods. What, then, was his crime? Perhaps he had committed none at all, and just lived in an age when there was simply one choice: one could only be either a rebel or a Sisyphus.
History repeats itself in many ways. There has been more than one such age, and so there have been many Tóts. If its fate teaches a people to acquiesce, it is naturally hard to brand as a criminal the man who persist to the end in acquiescing. It is harder still to condemn this firefighter, because the moment comes when he says ‘enough’ – and hurls the rock into the valley himself." – István Örkény

"In this performance… the magic comes from a theater box which is tightly sealed in terms of its stage design and dramaturgy but which is given to the actors for safekeeping." – Mirza Skenderagić

Played by
Sead Pandur, Davor Sabo, Adnan Kreso, Džana Džanić, Ana Mia Karić, Snežana Bogićević and Emir Fejzić

Dramaturgy: Vedrana Božinović
Set and costume design: Adisa Vatreš Selimović
Music: Irena Popović Dragović
Piano: Eva Nevesinjac

*Ticket price: 750 RSD (reduced price: 500 RSD)*

Photos: Velija Hasanbegović

Duration: 01:35

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