The play “Cruelty and Tenderness” is a contemporary reinterpretation of Sophocles’ “The Trachineans,” by Martin Crimp, which updates the ancient Greek tragedy and puts it in relation to the political climate of today’s world. Sophocles’ character, Deianeira, thus becomes, in Crimp’s reinterpretation, Amelia, the wife of a general. Housed in a temporary house near an international airport, as she receives more information about the general’s war activities, she devises a plan to bring him home. Her love for him becomes clouded by doubt and hatred when she learns that her high-ranking husband has initiated a military attack on a strategic city not only for political but also sentimental reasons.

Distribution:

Amelia: Alina Leonte
Generalul: Alin Stanciu
James: Tudor Manea
Richard: Eugen Neag
Jonathan: Ciprian Ciuciu
Menajera (Rachel): Adela Lazăr
Maseuza (Cathy): Anda Tămășanu
Manichiurista (Nicola): Giorgiana Coman
Laela: Carina Bunea

Regia artistică: Andrei Dinu
Scenografia: Hanna Nistor
Asistent scenografie: Răzvan Chendrean
Mișcare scenică și coregrafie: Raul Hotcaș
Grafică și animații: Alex V. Miclăuș

Data premierei: 24 august 2024, Sala Transilvania
Duration: 1h 40 min.