Hollywood actor John Malkovich will play the role of Jack Unterweger, a convicted murderer from Austria in The Internal Comedy: Confessions of a Serial Killer at the National Concert Hall on Sunday 27 May.
The play which blends traditional theatre with opera, tells the story of Unterweger, as he becomes a suspect in a major trial involving 11 prostitutes that have been killed.
He flees Vienna, where he had been living, but gets arrested in the US and extradited back to Austria where he must face his crimes.
Written and directed by Michael Sturminge, the play features music by Gluck, Boccherini, Vivaldi, Mozart, Beethoven, Haydn and Weber.
Conductor on the night is Hartin Haselock with sopranos Louise Fribo and Marie Arnet
Commenting on the show Simon Taylor, CEO of the National Concert Hall said: “This is an exciting departure for The National Concert Hall to be presenting such an eclectic and raw musical theatre piece starring the internationally renowned and charismatic John Malkovich. Having played in more than 65 movies as well as directing and producing film, Malkovich is undoubtedly one of the most important actors on the screen today and we are thrilled that he will be performing on our stage.”
The infamous stage play has been touring across the world from Mexico to Istanbul, Brazil to Poland and the USA ever since and in 2010 it was released as on DVD.
