Tennessee Williams
CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF
Directed by Paolo Magelli
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof is a classical text by the great American author Tennessee Williams. The play had its world premiere in New York in 1955, winning Williams the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. By dissecting his characters in great detail, Williams paints a deeply emotional and devastating picture of a family that gets caught in its own web of lies and deceit. Everybody carries a portion of guilt here, but the characters are finally redeemed by an honest quest for the truth they all need to face. Both a story about society and a melodrama, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof is a breath of fresh air in the era of new conservatism, and with its cry for free love, a true challenge for the famous director Paolo Magelli.
Zrinka Cvitešić and Filip Vidović have given excellent lead performances. They are precise and impressive with each of their expressed emotions. — Večernji list
The true value of the play does not strictly lie in its activism. It arises from the careful submerging of all the actors into the depths of their characters, in them descending the slippery rocks of the characters' intolerance and enduring the analytical gaze directed at their countless cruelties. — Novi list
Magelli does not offer a censored family melodrama with a happy ending, [...] but gives a devastating critique of the family and social values. [...] Well done, Magelli and the CNT ensemble! — Tportal
Zrinka Cvitešić i Filip Vidović odlični su u glavnim ulogama, točni i dojmljivi u svakoj emociji.— Večernji list
Prava vrijednost ovog uprizorenja nije u užem smislu aktivistička. Ona nastaje iz pažljivog ulaska svih glumaca u dubinu svoji likova: u spuštanju po skliskim stijenama netrpeljivosti likova i izdržavanju analitičkog pogleda uperenog u njihove bezbrojne okrutnosti— Novi list
Naime, Magelli nije ponudio cenzuriranu obiteljsku melodramu sa sretnim krajem, (...), nego nemilosrdnu kritiku obiteljskih i društvenih vrijednosti. (...) Bravo za Magellija i ansambl HNK!— Tportal
