Mikhail Bulgakov
THE MASTER AND MARGARITA
Moravian Theatre Olomouc
SAT 20 May — 4.00 pm Moravian Theatre
directed by Bogdan Kokotek
translated by Alena Morávková
dramatization Bogdan Kokotek, Michaela Doleželová
dramaturgy Michaela Doleželová
choreography Katarzyna Anna Małachowska
stage design and costumes Krzysztof Małachowski
music Zbygniew Siwek
projection Filip Jančo, Lubomír Peřina
premiere 25 November 2016
characters and cast
The Master Jan Ťoupalík
Margarita Vendula Fialová
Professor Woland Petr Kubes
Koroviev Ivana Plíhalová
Azazello Václav Bahník
Behemoth Daniela Krahulcová
Ivan Nikolaevich Ponyrev (Homeless) Tomáš Krejčí
Pontius Pilate Michal Przebinda
Yeshua Ha-Nozri Vojtěch Lipina
Hella Kristýna Krajíčková
Annushka Naděžda Chroboková-Tomicová
Mikhail Alexandrovich Berlioz, Doctor Stravinsky Vladimír Hrabal, g.a./ Marek Zahradníček, g.a.
Aphranius Zdeněk Svobodník, g.a. / Martin Štolba, g.a.
Natasha the Housemaid Lenka Kočišová / Soňa Petrillová, g.a.
Praskovya Fyodorovna Vlasta Hartlová
Stepan Bogdanovich Likhodeev (Styopa) Roman Vencl
Nikanor Ivanovich Bosoy, Caiaphas Jaroslav Krejčí
Frieda Vladimíra Včelná
Parchevsky Marek Zahradníček, g.a./ Vladimír Hrabal, g.a.
theatregoer Naděžda Chroboková-Tomicová / Vladimíra Včelná
theatregoer Martin Štolba, g.a. / Zdeněk Svobodník, g.a. / Jaroslav Krejčí
tram driver Lenka Kočišová / Soňa Petrillová, g.a.
militiamen Lukáš Pořízka, g.a./ Milan Švestka, g.a.
Roman soldier Marek Paráček, g.a.
nun Naděžda Chroboková-Tomicová / Vladimíra Včelná
Caligula Jan Ťoupalík
Messalina Věra Šindlářová
Marquis de Sade Vladimír Hrabal, g.a./ Marek Zahradníček, g.a.
Madame Tofana Naděžda Chroboková-Tomicová
Stalin Michal Przebinda
Hitler Vojtěch Lipina
Emperor Rudolf Zdeněk Svobodník, g.a. / Martin Štolba, g.a.
fashion salon owner Vlasta Hartlová
Johann Strauss Roman Vencl
prince Robert Jaroslav Krejčí
Mr Jacques Tomáš Krejčí
Director and actor Bogdan Kokotek (1967) was born as a Polish citizen in the Czech part of Český Těšín. He studied acting (1987–1991) and direction (1997–2001) at the Theatre Academy in Warsaw. From the age of 18 he has been associated with the Polish scene of Těšín theatre where he first worked as a technician, after graduating as an actor and director, and he has worked here as the artistic director since 2003. As a guest director, he produced around 40 pieces, in Polish cities such as Płock, Radom and Zielona Góra; in the Czech Republic he regularly works with the Janáček Conservatory in Ostrava.
At the Moravian Theatre Olomouc, he has so far directed four productions: Measure for Measure(2011), Marriage(2012), The Gingerbread Lady (2015) and his latest project The Master and Margarita(2016).
Moravian Theatre Olomouc (MDO) is situated in one of the oldest theatre buildings (opened in 1830) in the country. It consists of three artistic sections (opera/operetta, drama, and ballet). Since 2013 Pavel Hekela has been its director.
After the Velvet Revolution, various personalities have held the post of artistic director of the drama section such as Karel Nováček, Peter Gábor, Václav Klemens and Roman Groszmann. Cooperation with Palacký University under the artistic direction of Ivan Balada resulted in establishing The Burning Giraffe (1994–2003) Studio associated with the name of playwright David Drábek. As of this season, the drama section is directed by author of comedies and actor Roman Vencl who took the office of artistic director after Michael Tarant.
The opera and operetta ensemble is led by the conductor Miloslav Oswald who stages classic as well as innovative pieces – the Czech premiere of Zdeněk Pololáník's opera Night Full of Light (2013) and the amazing Ullman's opus The Fall of the Antichrist directed by J.A. Pitínský awarded the Music Theatre of 2014/2015 by the Theatre Newspaper Award. The bass singer Jiří Přibyl received the Thalia Award for the performance of Falstaff in the opera of the same title in 2014.
In 1996 the then director of the theatre Václav Kožušník initiated the birth of the Flora Theatre Festival. A project that started as a regional festival of Moravian theatres but has worked its way up to be a well-respected international theatre festival. It has been run by the DW7 organization since 2009.