TUMSAS VARA / THE POWER OF DARKNESS

Director - Gatis Šmits

Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy
THE POWER OF DARKNESS

„But one claw snagged, the bird is bagged” is the original name of the play “The Power of Darkness” by Lev Tolstoy written in 1886. It is based on true events — a criminal court case in the Tula province about the crimes committed by a peasant. When writing the play, Tolstoy visited the sentenced in prison. The author was not so much interested in the scary process of the crime, but rather in how all the involved could go beyond the extreme limits of humanity, and whether a way back was possible.

Actors: Ivars Krasts, Guna Zariņa, Andris Keišs, Inga Tropa, Alise Danovska, Ģirts Krūmiņš, Baiba Broka, Vilis Daudziņš, Jana Čivžele, Sandra Kļaviņa

Director – Gatis Šmits
Stage designer – Rūdolfs Bekičs
Costume designer – Keita

Venue: the Big Stage
Duration: 3 h 15 min
Prices: 7,00; 10,00; 15,00; 17,00; 22,00 EUR

Premiere on September 3, 2014

Not recommended up to 16 years of age!
Actors on the stage are smoking during the performance.