Sunflower

Name: Sunflower
SKU: 12740
Price: 90.00 GBP
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Production Description

A young couple, a dysfunctional marriage, a home they are about to lose and an illness taking over their lives. Familiar situations, scenes from contemporary life on an almost empty stage become a series of revealing snapshots through the eyes of adults as well as children.

The plot is set in a small town and involves ordinary characters like the young, idealist teacher, the friendly caretaker, three young teens, the handsome doctor or the troubled woman in the psychiatric ward. They bear witness to the story of a family of three. The father and the 10-year-old Janka are trying to coop with the increasingly erratic behaviour of the mother in front of tableaux vivants of busy everyday life while gradually a panorama of a vulnerable society unfolds burdened with financial problems, broken families and taboos and shame surrounding mental illness.

SUNFLOWER zooms in on the relationship of Janka and her mother who suffers from an untreated psychiatric disorder. The mother’s symptoms become more and more severe, she gradually loses touch with the outside world including her daughter and her daughter’s needs. Janka is accustomed to manoeuvring the “minefield” of her mom’s unpredictable emotions and is ready to forgive no matter what until things take a turn at the school carnival.

The performance allows the audience to follow the events not only from the daughter’s point of view but also from the mother’s angle, who is desperately trying to repair their broken relationship.

Andrea Pass is one of the most recognized Hungarian drama authors and directors of her generation. Her author’s theatre examines our society, zooming in on the things that often stay hidden, on what makes us uncomfortable and talks about these with care and empathy.

FÜGE is a Budapest-based umbrella and production organization founded in 2006. It provides a secure background for independent performing arts and cross-disciplinary projects in the form of fundraising, administration, communication, dissemination, touring and more. In 2012 FÜGE opened Jurányi House, a production and incubator house, a theatre with 4 stages and 40-50 performances a month and a home for a diverse creative community.

Performed by: Kata PETŐ, Andrea PETRIK, Bálint FORMÁN, Dóra SZTARENKI, Pál KÁRPÁTI, Hella TOLNAI, Mária KŐSZEGI, Károly HAJDUK
Costume: Márton István SZABÓ
Lighting design: Máté BREDÁN
Musical assistant: Bálint FORMÁN
Assistant to the director: Dóra TÉSI
Written and directed by: Andrea PASS
Photo: Dániel Dömölky
Producer: Füge Productions
Supported by: Pesti Est, Staféta, Municipality of Budapest, Budapest City Branding Nonprofit Ltd., Ministry of Human Resources, National Cultural Fund, Jurányi Art Incubator House

The production was created in the framework of the Staféta programme of the Municipality of Budapest.

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Sunflower

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Runtime: 90 mins Genres: Drama, Other Language, Subtitled Venue: Budapest Jurányi Art Incubator House Production Company: Füge Productions Directors: Andrea Pass Performers: Andrea Petrik, Bálint Formán, Dóra Sztarenki, Hella Tolnai, Károly Hajduk, Kata Pető, Mária Kőszegi, Pál Kárpáti

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