Free version by Ştefan Oprea, after Mark Twain

Artistic director: Eugen Harizomenov
Scenography: Gyöngyi Újvárossy Kerekes
Musical illustration: Zoltán Rézműves
Premiere date: May 27, 1993

One of the favorite themes of universal literature – time travel – finds a brilliant treatment in Mark Twain’s novel, „A Yankee in King Arthur’s Court”, the starting point of the dramatization that takes us to the 6th century AD. A powerful blow to the head sends the Yankee (in Ștefan Oprea’s screenplay version – Yankee) from modernity to an era that his enterprising spirit will try to transform after the model of the one he unexpectedly and unwillingly lost. After saving his life by skillfully using his knowledge about the occurrence of a solar eclipse during that period, the Yankee becomes King Arthur’s main advisor. He is installed with a telephone, and the knights at the court are forced to wash themselves, an unheard-of punishment in their noble families. The reforms proposed by the Yankee overturn the entire order of the kingdom. The sovereign is asked to retire, and the country to become a republic; The knights are no longer to live off rents and noble titles, but to work like other citizens, so the play ends with a comical visit by the characters to the labor office.

Distribution:

Yankee:  Elvira Platon-Rîmbu
King Arthur:   Nicholas Thomas
Queen Guinevere:  Mariana Neagu
Merlin:  Eugen Tugulea
Clarence:  George Voinese
Sir Kay:  Ion Abrudan
Sir Lancelot:  Nicolae Barosan
Sir Gareth, Sir Wagramore:  Tiberiu Covaci
Sir Galahad:  Ion Ruscut
Sir Dinadan:  Marcel Popa
Sir Calonfir:  Petre Panait
In other roles:  Olivia Steer, Corina Moga, Veronica Mărcuş, Amalia Iscru, Dalia Hiciu, Cristina Şuteu, Andreea Brândaş, Cristian Goron, Nicu Segărceanu, Laurenţiu Peev, Gheorghe Iernea, Alexandru Luca, Iosif Szilágyi, Laszló Kiss

Technical director: Florin Popescu
Prompter: Corina Moga
Lighting: Balogh Iosif, Laviniu Goron
Sound: Sorin Domide