Endre Marton: The Death of Marat, 1966.
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The Drama of Incompleteness Declared To Be Complete

Analysis by ÁRPÁD KÉKESI KUN


Title: The Persecution and Assassination of Jean Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton Under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade

Date of Premiere: 4th February, 1966 (revived on 29th September, 1972)

Venue: 22 Nagymező Street, Budapest

Director: Endre Marton

Author: Peter Weiss

Composer: Hans-Martin Majewsky

Translator: Gábor Görgey

Choreographer: Károly Szigeti

Set designer: Mátyás Varga

Costume designer: Nelly Vágó

Company: National Theatre, Budapest.

Actors: György Kálmán (Jean-Paul Marat), Imre Sinkovits (Marquis de Sade), Noémi Apor (Simonne Evrard), Hédi Váradi (Charlotte Corday), György Győrffy (Duperret), Vilmos Izsóf (Jacques Roux), László Versényi, János Rajz (Herald), Kornél Gelley (Kokol), József Horváth (Polpoch), Gábor Agárdi (Cucurucu), Zsuzsa Zsolnay (Rosignol), József Gáti (Monsieur Coulmier), Mária Sivó (Madame Coulmier), Zsuzsa Mányai (Inmate 1), Vali Dániel (Inmate 2), Dalma Lelkes (Inmate 3), László Csurka (Inmate 4), Gyula Szersén (Inmate 5), László Szacsvay (Inmate 6), István Pathó (Inmate 7), Sándor Siménfalvi (Inmate 8, Teacher), Katalin Lázár (Inmate 9, Mother), Tibor Kun (Inmate 10, Father), Péter Blaskó (Inmate 11, Soldier), János Pásztor (Inmate 12, Nouveau riche), Károly Gyulay (Inmate 13), Attila Bánhidi (Inmate 14).