The Vanishing
Drama
Tomislav Zajec

140 minutes without intermission

The Vanishing

Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb The new text by Tomislav Zajec Disappearance talks about a contemporary family that appears to be harmonious, yet under the surface there are gaps through which we gradually discover what has happened in the past. 

The Vanishing

Karlo is a renowned scientist, model husband, and father, but he is more than that. We discover his predatory nature through Marko, a six-year-old boy with hearing impairment whose inner hell is covered with silence, slowly turning him into a disappearing person. Omission, indifference, and escape from reality are just some of the elements of this soul-stirring work that talks about the sexual abuse of those most incapacitated. Through several mutually intertwined lines of the plot and relationships, Tomislav Zajec gradually builds dramatic tension, revealing the truth about the abuse of the small boy. In scenes where dialogues change with monologs in temporal discontinuity, Zajec builds an unusual dramatic structure that unfolds before us like a crime novel. With the world opening night of this awarded text by Tomislav Zajec (second Marin Držić prize in 2022), one of our best contemporary writers, the Drama of the CNT in Zagreb continues to present authors that systematically and without embellishment deal with our everyday life. The stage director is Dora Ruždjak.

 

 

Director

Dora Ruždjak Podolski

Dramaturge

Emma Kliman (ADU student, volonteer)

Language Advisor

Ines Carović

Set Design

Stefano Katunar

Costume Design

Manuela Paladin Šabanović

Composer

Stanislav Kovačić

Stage Movement

Una Štalcar Furač

Assistant Director

Tea Ćorluka (ADU student, volonteer)

Assistant Set Designers

Aleksandra Vukićević, Lovro Ivančić

Assistant Costume Designer

Tihana Cizelj

Karlo

Krešimir Mikić

Vjera, his wife

Nina Violić

Tea

Iva Mihalić

Marko

Marin Klišmanić

Ana

Iva Jerković Oreški

Alisa

Lana Barić

Grandma, Landlady, Katica

Ksenija Marinković

Police Officer

Ivan Jončić

Boy from the screen

Marin Stević

Driver

Alen Šalinović

Boy

Ruben Carović