Producer: “I.L. Caragiale” National Theatre, Bucharest

Cast: Claudiu Bleonț, Mircea Rusu, Marius Manole, Marius Bodochi, Alexandru Potocean, Paul Chiribuță, Lari Georgescu

Directed by: Silviu Purcărete

Set Design: Dragoș Buhagiar

Original Music: Vasili Șirli

Choreography: Florin Fieroiu

Lighting Design: Dragoș Buhagiar

Duration: 1h 25 min

Synopsis:

A rewriting of the story of the enigmatic Danish prince, Hamlet, from the perspective of playwright Radu F. Alexandru, this production sweeps away many of the uncertainties surrounding the Bard’s masterpiece and breathes new, unexpected meaning into its iconic characters.

“Silviu Purcărete’s production of Gertrude is a masterful visual cinematic poem. Featuring powerful performances, it is a swift and intense dissection, a film composed of essential frames that lay bare the rawness of sin and the shadows of Power. A lesson in the anatomy of theatre. Of life. A Japanese-style saga of guilt. A story of exceptional visual beauty, capturing the pure essence of theatre as mystery and performance.” – Marina Constantinescu, România literară, No. 50/2023 – The Chains of Power