The German State Theater Timișoara (TGST) is pleased to announce that one of the most beloved shows in its repertoire - The Incredible and Sad Tale of Innocent Eréndira and her Heartless Grandmother by Gabriel García Márquez, directed by Yuri Kordonsky - will be available to be seen again starting this summer.


Two performances will take place at the beginning of July - on July 5 and 6, 2024, at 7.30 pm - which will also close the 2023/2024 season at the German Theater.


At the 2018 UNITER Awards Gala, Eréndira was nominated three times and won two awards: in the category Best Scenic Design, the winners were Helmut Stürmer (set design) and Ioana Popescu (costumes and live sand drawings); in the category Best Director, Yuri Kordonsky won; in the category Best Actress in a Leading Role, Olga Török was nominated.


The Incredible and Sad Tale of Innocent Eréndira and her Heartless Grandmother premiered in September 2017 at the German State Theater Timișoara. The dramaturgy is by Rudolf Herbert and the sets and costumes by Helmut Stürmer and Ioana Popescu. The music is composed by Tibor Cari. The cast for this revival includes actors Olga Török, Ida Jarcsek-Gaza, Richard Hladik, Rareș Hontzu, Franz Kattesch, Radu Brănici, Isa Berger, Dana Borteanu, Harald Weisz, Yannick Becker, Marc Illich.


Two performances will take place at the beginning of July - on July 5 and 6, 2024, at 7.30 pm - which will also close the 2023/2024 season at the German Theater.

The show tells the story of Eréndira, who was barelly 14 years old when her grandmother, accusing her of burning the house down, forces her into prostitution. While there are hundreds of men before Eréndira’s tent, the grandmother negotiates the price and counts the money. All the while, Ulyses, young and beautiful as an angel, desires her. After the attempts at running away of the two lovebirds fail, they plan a murder. „The Incredible and Sad Tale of Innocent Eréndira and Her Heartless Grandmother” is considered one of the most emotional stories by Gabriel García Márquez. Some of his motives from „ A century of solitude” are woven here with themes such as guilt and redemption, love and death. A laureate of the Nobel Prize for Literature, an exceptional director that also signs the staging of the text, as well as a consecrated ensemble approach this magical world where reality and imagination intertwine.

Olga Török is Eréndira. Or vice versa! She didn't step out of her role for a second, she didn't allow herself any breathing space and gave the play that touch of personality that makes the difference between a good actress and one who had the angel on her shoulders. And she had him there with her, on stage, and she didn't even let him go for applause. (Nona Ropotan, Bookhub) -Gaza, Richard Hladik, Rareș Hontzu, Franz Kattesch, Radu Brănici, Isa Berger, Dana Borteanu, Harald Weisz, Yannick Becker, Marc Illich. (Nona Ropotan, Bookhub)



Tickets can be purchased here: https://www.entertix.ro/evenimente?s=erendira

or from the theater's box office.


More details: https://www.teatrulgerman.ro/ro/reprezentatii/incredibilasitristapovesteacandideierendirasiabuniciisalefarasuflet/


This summer sees us in the magical world of Gabriel García Márquez!