Gábor Székely: Danton’s Death, 1978.
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Title: Danton’s Death

Date of Premier: 17th November 1978 (Radio recording: 26/02/1979 First broadcast: Radio Kossuth, 15/12/1979)

Site of Premier: Nemzeti Színház (Hevesi Sándor square)

Director: Székely Gábor

Author: Georg Büchner

Translation: Kosztolányi Dezső

Set (Mask, puppet and lighting) design: Székely László, guest artist

Costume design: Vágó Nelly

Composer: Jeney Zoltán

Ensemble: Nemzeti Színház, Budapest

Actors: Kállai Ferenc (Georges Danton), Kálmán György (Robespierre), Oszter Sándor (Saint-Just), Cserhalmi György (Camille Desmoulins), Helyey László (Hérault-Séchelles), Őze Lajos (Simon), Máthé Erzsi (Mrs Simon), Piróth Gyula (Lacroix), Sinkó László (Legendre), Bodnár Erika (Julia), Csomós Mari (Lucille), Szacsvay László (Philippeau), Szilágyi Tibor (Barére), Papp Zoltán (Mercier), Gelley Kornél (Fouquier-Tinville), Szersén Gyula (Hermann), Felföldy László (Paris), Velenczey István (Billaud-Varennes), Raksányi Gellért (Billaud-Varennes), Pásztor János (Second cart driver), Benedek Miklós (Street singer), Lázár Kati (Marion), Csurka László (First citizen), Pathó István (Second citizen), Izsóf Vilmos (Third Citizen),Tyll Attila (First lord; Fourth delegate), Gáti József (Second lord; Fifth delegate), Somogyvári Pál (Man from Lyons), Horváth József (First executioner; Jailer), Gyalog Ödön (Second executioner), Konrád Antal (Young Lord), Majláth Mária (Noblewoman), Egri Katalin (Eugenie), Sándor Erzsi student, (Adelaide), Vörös Eszter (Rosalie), Versényi László (Fourth citizen), Kun Tibor (Chaumette), Császár Angéla (First woman), Károlyi Irén (Second woman), Básti Juli student (Lady), Bezerédi Zoltán student (Young Man), Máté Gábor student (First Jacobin, First delegate), Szirtes Gábor student (Second Jacobin, Third Delegate), Eperjes Károly student (Soldier), Rosta Sándor student (Second Delegate), Kovács Dezső (Bureaucrat).

Analysis by: Major Ágnes