THE BOURGEOSIE

Buñuel plays tricks on his characters, luring them toward fine dinners ..., and then repeatedly frustrating them in inventive ways. They bristle, and politely express their outrage, ..., as though it were their natural right to have others serve and pamper them. He exposes their sense of entitlement, their hypocrisy, and their corruption. In the dream sequences, he explores their intense fears – not just a public humiliation, but of being caught by police, ... At least one character's dream sequence is later revealed to be nested, or embedded, in another character's dream sequence. As the dreams-within-dreams unfold, it appears that Buñuel is also playing tricks on his audience.

Mikulašek's direction is notably influenced by film approaches – in addition to having directed many adaptations of films, he also uses elements of film language on stage, such as cutting, detail, musical contrapposto and parallel plot unfolding. His other major source of inspiration is fine art, from which he "takes" an emphasis of miseen-scene and lighting. Mikulašek is also well- versed in different genres, and inclines towards grotesque stylisation, something for which.he finds space even in major dramas. From the programme booklet