Rudi Šeligo

The Wedding

Photo: Peter Uhan

Slovene National Theatre Drama Ljubljana

Première: 28 September 2013, Slovene National Theatre Drama Ljubljana
Running time 2 hours and 45 minutes. One interval.

Director Jernej Lorenci
Dramaturg Eva Kraševec
Stage designer Branko Hojnik
Costume designer Belinda Radulović
Composer Branko Rožman
Choreographer and assistant director Gregor Luštek
Lighting designer Pascal Mérat
Language consultant Tatjana Stanič
Assistant to director (student) Tin Grabnar

Cast
Lenka Nina Ivanišin
Jurij Janez Škof
Mrs. Korbar, the Undertaker’s ex-wife Maja Sever
Taja, a divorcee Tina Vrbnjak
Gypsy woman Barbara Cerar
Undertaker Matjaž Tribušon
Schizophrenic Aljaž Jovanović
Sawyer (Malič) Gregor Baković
Retired policeman Vojko Zidar
Waitress Maja Končar

In a typical Slovene setting, in a proletarian pub, Sunday’s usual clients are the local weirdos Schizophrenic, Taja, Gypsy, Mrs. Korbar, Undertaker, Sawyer and Policeman. They are all bored to death, failing to shape up or fill in the void of Sunday afternoon. On the other side are Lenka and Jurij, a mentally and physically handicapped couple who live in their own world, full of unusual poetry and gentleness. Their ardent wish and life’s ideal is to have a wedding and subsequently, social acceptance. It is this wish that brings them back to the village each Wednesday and Sunday. Yet, both the community and the church are opposed to the confirmation of their love. When the bored Sunday lot plays out the couple’s wedding for their own fun, what follows can only be a tragedy.