A thriller about a famous writer who is suspected of murder but cannot recall anything from the night before.
Music theatre production for 3 actors, 1 singer, 8 cellos and 1 recorder/duduk-player.
Based on the movie “Una pura formalitá” (Guiseppe Tornatore, 1995).
Text by: Guiseppe Tornatore en Pascal Quignard.
Produced by theatre company Orkater, Amsterdam.
Duration: 95 minutes.
Synopsis
In the middle of the night, the famous writer Onoff is arrested and taken to the police station. There, the commissioner awaits him and begins to interrogate him, as it appears that a murder has been committed. Onoff is ordered to explain where he was that afternoon, with whom he was, and whether he saw or did anything unusual. Onoff, however, to both their frustration, cannot remember anything at all. And the more the commissioner points out small imperfections in his statements, the angrier Onoff becomes that he is seen as a suspect. Out of sheer panic that he would end up innocent in jail, he escapes from his cell at night. Unfortunately, he is found again and apprehended, and his breakout attempt has not done his credibility any good. The next day, therefore, the interrogations resume in an increasingly grim tone. Is the commissar accusing an innocent, or is the writer a genius liar?
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Creative team
Music: Micha Hamel
Stage director: Sarah Moeremans
Stage design: Julian Maiwald
Costumes: Daphne de Winkel
Lighting design: Stefan Dijkman
Sound design: Robert van Delft
Adapted and translated by: Micha Hamel and Sarah Moeremans
Lyrics for the song: K. Michel
Performers
Onoff: Pierre Bokma
Commissioner: Porgy Franssen
Female officer: Tirza de Boer
Male officer: Erik Whien
Cello: Rares Mihailescu, Markus van den Munckhof, Mascha van Nieuwkerk, Lieselot Watté, Sanne Bijker, Oihana Aristizabal Puga, Claire Bleumer, Stephan Heber
Recorders and Duduks: Raphaëla Danksagmüller
