The Bald Soprano

The Bald Soprano

(One act; 80 minutes)

A British bourgeois family’s living room furnished with English armchairs. A British evening.

Amidst the ruins, Mr. and Mrs. Smith will host Mr. and Mrs. Martin in their home with the last remaining crumbs of Britishness they possess. So, by what right does Mary the Maid recite poetry to the Fire Chief when there isn’t even the slightest sign of a fire in the house?

If they are around London, who drives us crazy? What alienates us so much? If the Diva is actually bald, what time will our reality arrive? Whose interests are served by keeping this confusion going?

Let’s not try to know. Let’s leave everything as it is. (Or should we?)

This play, where abstraction and absurdist elements are perfectly blended from the unique pen of Eugène Ionesco, is at oyun atölyesi this season, isn’t it?

Suitable for audiences 12 years of age and older.

Original Title:La Cantatrice Chauve

Written by Eugène Ionesco
Translated by Hasan Anamur
Directed by Muharrem Özcan
Set and Lighting Design Kerem Çetinel
Costume Design Makbule Mercan
Music Tolga Çebi
Movement Direction Utku Demirkaya

Cast

Mr. Smith: Haluk Bilginer
Mrs. Smith: Devrim Yakut
Mrs. Martin: Özlem Zeynep Dinsel
Mr. Martin: Muharrem Özcan
Mary (The Maid): Gözde Kırgız
Fire Chief: Kıvanç Kılınç