Smutná správa zo smutnej krajiny

Behind seven mountains, behind seven mines and seven border crossings, in a country where tears are shed and sorrow pours, where flowers barely bud, they have already bloomed, in a region where almost no one is left, there is one small, shabby and barely functional hotel, where a mother, daughter and one employee carry out the honest hotel trade.

What consequences can it have when will we decide to return after many years? And who knows if it even makes sense to leave, if the grass is really greener somewhere, or even drier and more burnt than here. Sad news from a sad country is a hyperbolic answer not only to this question, but also a reflection on what are the motivations for leaving. It doesn't have to be just physical. Unclear communication can lead to fatal conclusions. A play inspired by Camus, who in turn was inspired by a newspaper report and his travels across Europe.

A production about the search, hope, meaning and the non-existent god. A little bit of Beckett, a little bit of Burton or Kafka, but definitely life itself in its biggest existential crisis and the mire we fall into. Maybe even Godot himself will stay in the charmingly ugly. Or would you rather not even come? Let's wait. We'll see. We have hope.

Text: Jana Wernerová, Tereza Trusinová
Concept: Jana Wernerová, Peter Kočiš
Director: Jana Wernerová
Dramaturgy: Mário Drgoňa
Scenography, costumes: Daša Krištofovičová
Music: Miro Tóth
Lighting: Martin Sovič
Sound: Palko Matia
Production: Peter Kočiš, Jana Wernerová

Mother: Jana Wernerová
Girl: Anna Suráková, Alexandra Sokolová
Foreigner: Jakub Muranský
Employee: Peter Kočiš

Nominations and awards: The production was nominated for the Tatra banka Foundation prize for concept and direction and for the Grand Prix prize of the Nová dráma/New Drama 2025 festival.

WE ARE: Michal Machciník, Zuzana Eliášová and Pavel Bakajsa and all those who participated in the production of the scene.

Duration: 75 minutes without intermission.

The creation of the performance was supported by public funds from the Art Support Fund, the City of Košice and Creative Industry Košice.