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The Silent Parrot - Nearly true histories of a nearly forgotten spy
Play in 30 scenes by Nae Caranfil
The Silent Parrot - Nearly true histories of a nearly forgotten spy
Play in 30 scenes by Nae Caranfil
Premiere: 12.12.2018
Duration: 2 h 15 min / Pause: No
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"The Silent Parrot" - an incredible but real story, centered around one of the most enigmatic and fascinating figures of the eighteenth century, the transvestite spy Charles d'Eon / Lia by Beaumont. Ambiguous being, as long as he lived, d'Eon skillfully maintained the mystery of his identity: was he a man or a woman?
After nearly thirty years, the cinematographer Nae Caranfil ("Filantropica", "Asphalt Tango", "The rest is silence", etc.) returns to the theatre with a show on his own text showing an episode of the fascinating life of the knight d'Eon: His mission to the court of Czarina Elisabeth I, where he acted as an agent of influence in favour of France. Realizing that a woman could quickly gain the confidence of the suspicious Czarina, d'Eon chose to be a woman. Thus, taking the identity of the granddaughter of Knight Douglas, the head of the French delegation, he / she shall be able to carry out his mission, but at the same time shall disturb minds and hearts.
A show with real historical characters and deeds, fun, charm, boldness, spying, political and amorous intrigue at one of the most extravagant imperial courts in the world.
Translated by Simona Nichiteanu
D`Eon Knight: | Vlad Logigan | Douglas: | Claudiu Bleonţ |
Catherine: | Miruna Biléi | Empress Elisabeta: | Raluca Petra |
Worontov: | Mihai Calotă | Peter Ulrich: | Eduard Cîrlan |
Madame Dumonet: | Magda Catone | Wolff: | Tomi Cristin |
Bestujev: | Marius Rizea | Sir Williams: | Alexandru Georgescu |
The Prince of Conti: | Dragoş Stemate | Captain of Guard, Chamberlain, Tyrant 1: | Eduard Adam |
Volodea: | Cosmin Dominte | Aliosa: | Dragoş Dumitru |
The Painter, Tyrant 2: | Axel Moustache | Rich guy, Dinner companion, Innkeeper: | Daniel Badale |
Master of Ceremony, Rapist, Executioner, Tyrant 3: | Mihai Munteniţă | Live music: | Trio Mirea |
Young Court: |
Alexandra Cotfas Mădălina Iagăr Cătălina Gulan Ruxandra Bobleagă Adela Mihai Ionuț Terteci Alecsandru Dunaev Nicolae Dumitru Marian Dumitru Cristian Constantin |
”The Silent Parrot” is the star of the current NTB season, an unmissable show. Both the text and the enactment reveal us Nae Caranfil as a director and playwright who has attained full maturity, a true artist excelling both in theatre and in cinematography.
Alexandra Ares, Radio Theatre Magazine - A Superb Debut at the National Theatre of Bucharest: ”The Silent Parrot” by Nae Caranfil
The silent parrot from the czarina’s bird cage shall sing in the end, to remind you the present of history repeating. The echo of the representation among the audience can be different, some shall applaud the spectacularity and performance of central characters, others the subtle thematic, and some shall be amazed at the encounter with history, which they naively ignore. “The Silent Parrot” is an event-show, theatrically inventive, presented in a refined manner for the contact with a historical story, always topical.
Ileana Lucaciu, Spectator – A Refined Show with a Witty Story
The theatre and its stories. Many stories can be told about theatre and its stories; about how they are concocted, how they live and die every night, how their news is spread, how they become a legend. The stories told by the theatre have a vibrance that only the life of a few hours originating from under the dusty reflectors, in a pasteboard scenery, can generate.
Alina Epingeac,Yorick – The Silent Parrot” – A Voiceless Show
In a scheduled festive year, in which history is obligatorily regarded as a collection of heroic and majestic deeds, no more inspired artistic counterpoint could be set than this show signed by Nae Caranfil, a charismatic production, in whose tissue we find humour, irony, but also emotion – everything entering the composition of the fascinating parable of history seen from the perspective of posterity.
Razvana Nita, Blog – History Delights. Silence! Action! Passion!
Diplomacy, politics, espionage and alcove stories, all fit into an effervescent show. The mere thought that the main character really existed, being an enigmatic personality of the 18th century, Charles-Geneviève-Louis-Auguste-André-Thimothée d’Eon de Beaumont, makes one believe that the time spent at the show is not only for entertainment, but is also a history lesson.
Eveline Pauna, Blog – The Silent Parrot
Translated by Simona Nichiteanu