Kaspar is the repulsive, the incomprehensible, a deficient being. Peter Handke, the author of speech theatre, is tempted by a theatre without words, and akin to how Kaspar learns language, Handke relearns and rethinks theatre. Sára Sahin-Tóth and her artistic collaborators are inspired by Handke’s instructions on ‘speech-torture’ to create a real theatre experiment.

Peter Handke’s drama is based on the story of Kaspar Hauser, who grows up isolated from human society and has to start his socialisation from the beginning as a teenager. Kaspar has to define himself and the world around him with the help of the ‘Prompters’, who guide his learning of language and social integration through various instructions. 

The ‘Prompters’ push Kaspar, who wants to understand the world and the phenomena around him by mastering language, towards the RIGHTEOUS PATH relying on the most basic reality-constructing tool: speech. But there is a bewildering array of possibilities and contradictions – whichever direction he chooses, he doesn’t even begin to exist.

Written by: Peter Handke
Translated by: István Eörsi

László Hevesi: Áron Forrai
Áron Forrai: Noémi Juniki
Noémi Juniki: Kornél Laboda
Kornél Laboda: László Hevesi

Set design: Illés Haibo
Choreography: Sára Korom
Lights: Ákos Papa Lengyel
Production manager: Magnum Production
Assistant: Veronika Vajdai
Dramaturg: Lilla Szauer 
Director: Sára Sahin-Tóth

Special thanks to: Sára HolczerThis performance has been made possible with the permission of © Suhrkamp Verlag AG Berlin, with the mediation of Hofra Kft.

16+
In Hungarian
Triggers: Smoke, darkness, strong sound effects