BARBARAI. Rež. Árpád Schilling

BARBARIANS Based on J.M. Coetzee's novel Barbarians Awaiting Director and screenwriter: Árpád Schilling
Composer: Martynas Bialobžeskis
Light artist: Eugenijus Sabaliauskas
Translation of scripts from Hungarian: Asta Paulauskytė
Set designer and costume designer: Renata Valčik
Assistant director: Matas Makauskas
Starring: Valentinas Masalskis, Viktorija Kuodytė, Gediminas Storpiristis, Martynas Berulis, Aleksas Kazanavičius, Rūta Jonikaitė, Ina Kartašova, Saulius Sipaitis, Janina Matekonytė, Vytautas Taukinaitis, Kristina Andrejauskaitė, Dovilė Šilkaitytė, Aušra Pukelytė, Gintautė Rusteikaitė, Sergejus Ivanovas, Neringa Varnelytė, Dalia Morozovaitė, Giedrė Giedraitytė, Lukas Petrauskas, Ignas Ciplijauskas, Karolis Kasperavičius, Matas Dirginčius, Matas Sigliukas "The Barbarians" is the second production of the Hungarian theater director Árpád Schilling at the Youth Theater, based on the novel "Waiting for the Barbarians" by John Maxwell Coetzee, a classic of modern literature and winner of the Nobel Literature Prize.
The novel tells the story of an aging judge of an unknown empire. In a small frontier town founded on land taken from peaceful steppe nomads dubbed "barbarians", he administers justice and indulges his secret passions in his spare time. One day, the case of two "barbarians" - a father and his underage daughter - captured by soldiers falls into the hands of a judge. The father is killed by soldiers in front of his daughter, and she is brutally tortured. It throws the judge out of the normal ruts of life. Pity for the crippled girl turns into paternal care, awakening forgotten feelings. The judge decides to return the girl to her relatives, but for this he receives the hatred and cruel revenge of the zealous servants of the empire. Experiencing the general bullying and execution of the townspeople, the judge turns into a vagabond, fighting for his life and a bite of bread.
The novel seems to measure the limits of humanity and asks who are the real barbarians: are the local inhabitants of the steppes, nomadic farmers, fishermen and artisans mercilessly persecuted and tortured, or are ordinary townspeople themselves and the Imperial army protecting them indifferent to their suffering?
Premiere: 2023 February 25 More about the performance

ATTENTION. Spectators who are late are not allowed into the performance.

Doors open: 1 a.m. before the start of the performance
Event duration: 3 hours. 30 minutes
Breaks: One 15 min. a break
Children are not admitted free of charge.
Age limit: Spectators must be 16 years of age or older.
Discounts: - 20 percent. discount for students, schoolchildren, seniors, disabled.
- 15 percent discount for groups of 10 or more - 30% discount for Pola members with code POLA30. The discount is valid for 2 tickets. During the control, you must present the discount card with the ticket. Discounts do not apply to tickets for premieres, tour performances, New Year's performances and performances and events held by other organizers at the Youth Theater. Students, schoolchildren, seniors and disabled persons must present a student, schoolboy, pensioner or disabled person's certificate at the entrance to the Youth Theater together with the ticket. Those who do not present certificates confirming the right to a discount will not be admitted to the theater, and ticket money will not be refunded.
*Theatrical cigarettes without tobacco and nicotine are smoked during the performance.

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