JMDT | APRENGĖJAS rež. Algirdas Latėnas

Ronald Harwood THE DRESSER two-part play

Could there be anything more colorful, more passionate and more dramatic, more exhausting, but at the same time more uplifting than the life of an actor? Is there another profession in the world that permeates and controls a person's life like this? The actor is the god of the stage, the conqueror of the audience's hearts, but at the same time he is also a joker, a clown, as if begging for the audience's love and attention...

"Aprengejas" invites you to travel to England in the 1940s and take a look at the tragicomic, preparing for the performance the evening of the actor Sir and his dresser Norman. The era of the Second World War marks the end of the era of groups performing Shakespeare's works - young men leaving for the war field abandon the troupes, and the lack of actors becomes a challenge for the chief actor and theater manager. Sir is one of them. While the bombs are flying over the theater and the fallen actor is struggling to keep up with his surroundings, Norman, Sir's long-time assistant, is determined to keep the theater alive, but is he destined to succeed? and conversations and swear words of characters full of deep love for the theater. This wildly funny and profoundly touching work is still considered to be one of the greatest portraits of theater life.

The play "The Dresser" by Sir Ronald Harwood, a British playwright, screenwriter and actor with Lithuanian roots, has been reigning on the stages of theaters around the world for forty years. . Both the play itself and its productions have won many prizes, including the prestigious Laurence Olivier Award. The film "The Dresser" directed by Peter Yates received wide recognition and many awards, and the roles of Sir and Norman were played by Richard Eyre in 2015.

Lithuanian theater audience with director Algirdas Latenas was the first to introduce this play. In 1996, he staged "Aprengėja" at the Lithuanian National Drama Theater with such stars as Regimantas Adomaitis, Eglė Gabrėnaitė, Arūnas Sakalauskas and others. Director A. Latenas, who is returning to the play that reveals the behind-the-scenes of the actors' lives for the second time, says that it is important for him to establish a relationship with the people who came to the theater. This will not be difficult, as the play offers excellent material for the actors. And these are perhaps the entire constellation of the Juoz Miltinis Drama Theater.

The project is financed by the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Lithuania.

Premiere - May 15, 16, 2021

Juoz Miltinis Drama Theater's Big Stage

On the AllEvents portal you can always Buy tickets to an event Theater JMDT | APRENGĖJAS rež. Algirdas Latėnas, Panevėžys, Juozo Miltinio dramos teatras March 08

* The description translation is done automatically. There may be inaccuracies. Be sure to check the event description on the ticket store website when buying tickets.