Whores and beggars. Petty thieves and white collar criminals. The ups and downs of not one, but an always corrupted system. But survival is a must. The show must go on…

The Beggars’ opera is a well-known, pretty simple story. Love, betrayal, cheating and unfaithful lovers, easy women and dangerous criminals. But in Kokan Mladenovic`s concept, played by the actors of the “Csiky Gergely” Hungarian State Theatre from Timisoara all this easy going story telling turns into something much more actual then the original 18th century play. This performance is a journey through theater and drama history, through eras and political systems, styles and languages, it`s timeless social criticism.

Half the world has the fate of a whore,
Each tries to sell himself,
They all sin and then, what shall come of us?
What shall we be?
(fragment from the play)