Elizabeth Costello - Approx 75’ no intermission.

Produced with the support of the Gülriz Sururi–Engin Cezzar Theatre Incentive Award.

What is a writer’s responsibility? To give voice to those without one, or to remain alone with the possibilities of writing and thought?

Adapted and directed by Saim Güveloğlu from J. M. Coetzee’s novel about the writer Elizabeth Costello, Elizabeth Costello explores the role of the intellectual, the relationship between the writer and the work, and the idea of ethical responsibility. Centred on questions about what theatre can represent and whether a play can be created solely out of aesthetic concerns, it brings literature and theatre, writer and character, representation and responsibility to the stage without taking sides.

Written by: J. M. Coetzee’s Elizabeth Costello - Directed & Adapted by: Saim Güveloğlu - Cast: Tansu Biçer, Tülin Özen, Defne Koldaş, Sezer Arıçay Set Design: Jorela Karriqi - Costume Design: Hatice Gökçe - Composer: Berkay Özideş - Visual Design and Video : Afterwork (Ceren Çaylak, Yasin Arıbuğa) - Director’s Assistant: Dilek Sağır Production Coordinator: Elifnaz Öngören - Stage Manager: Umutsu - Photography: Zeynep Özkanca - Video: Damla Es - Poster Design: Mehmet Eroğlu - PR and Communications: Ayşegül Oğuz Co-production: Bahçe Galata

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