U Novi Sad the theater on Friday (February 13), the jubilee, centenary "Neoplanta" will be performed, a play based on the novel by Laszlo Vegel, directed by Andraš Urban and dramaturgy by Kate Djarmati. It has been in the repertoire for twelve years and during that period it has grown into one of the key achievements of the theater.
This is Urban's third play that has reached its hundredth performance, before that success was achieved by "Urbi et Orbi" and "Marta Bereš - one girl show". Before "Neoplanta", only Molnar's play "Game in the Castle" had its hundredth performance at the Novi Sad Theater.
"One of the virtues of 'Neoplanta' is that it deals with personal stories on an intimate level. Wegel talks about a man in a historical, ideological, political storm that was always swirling above his head," Urban points out. "All of Wegel's sentences about changing the skin through different systems are still relevant today."
It also reminds of the words of Otto Tolnai, who after watching the play said that the authors are "very brave" because in this theater they talk about things that are normally kept silent.
Photo: Srdjan DoroskiNeoplant performance
Actor Gabor Pongo experiences the jubilee emotionally: "Our hearts are full and we love playing this play. It means a lot to me that the play is about Novi Sad, it is played in Novi Sad and in front of the Novi Sad audience."
Pongo also reports the comment of a spectator who saw the play twelve years ago and again recently: "She said that we have matured a lot, maybe that's why the show is even better, you've matured both individually and as a team."
Silvija Križan believes that "Neoplanta" will last even when the current ensemble is no longer on stage. "Neoplanta is not a pleasant show," he says, but he describes the relationship with the audience as intense, full of mutual breathing and emotional exchange.
Before the jubilee performance, a conversation with Lasl Vegel will be held, in which journalist Šarolta Vlašić and cultural expert Aleksandra Bosnić-Đurić will participate.
The hundredth performance is also a confirmation that "Neoplanta" remains a brave, disturbing and relevant story about a city, identity and a man who is constantly questioning his place in the world.
