Performance “Boris Godunov” with English Subtitles Will Be Played on November 26th

November 26^th one of the latest productions of Lithuanian National Drama Theatre, Boris Godunov directed by Eimuntas Nekrošius, will be played with English subtitles. The theatre is kindly asking everyone to share this information with Vilnius visitors as well as with English-speaking city residents.

The performance is characterised by a large number of characters played by celebrated actors, such as Salvijus Trepulis, Povilas Budrys, Marius Repšys, Monika Vaičiulytė, Elžbieta Latėnaitė, Remigijus Vilkaitis, Arūnas Sakalauskas, Džiugas Siaurusaitis, Algirdas Gradauskas and others. In October, performance Boris Godunov was included in the programs of two international theatre festivals in Russia. October 10^th and 11^th it was part of the Stanislavsky Theatre Season Festival (Moscow) and October 13^th, 14^th it appeared on stage of the Baltic House Theatre Festival (St. Petersburg). In both cities Nekrošius’s piece was well received by theatre critics. It was praised for the director’s work, moderate set design, and acting skills, both of actors playing the main parts and each member of the “folk” scenes.

“Boris Godunov” is a performance based on a historical play, which speaks of the realities of the period in the Russian history, which is distinguished by an intense fight for power. Boris Godunov (played by Salvijus Trepulis) is a boyar of Tatar decendance who lives in the 16^th century and becomes a tsar. He kills the legitimate heir to the Russian throne, a child of Tsar Ivan The Terrible, Dmitriy. Complying with the demand of the Russian people, Boris ascends the throne. Some years later, a pretender to the throne appears, a monk who declares himself Dmitriy (played by Marius Repšys). He claims his right to the throne and marches to Moscow with a crowd of supporters…

“It’s a performance about power, human relations and relations of people with the state. People in power also come from common people. They are the same like the rest of us. Therefore, it’s very interesting to see a human being undergo transformation as the cult of the leader comes into existence. Working with this play has been great but very difficult. There are so many scenes, and so many decisions to take. I also like this play because it mentions Lithuania a lot. It’s comforting to see that we were important in this drama,” says director Eimuntas Nekrošius.

Boris Godunov  will be played on the Big Stage of Lithuanian National Drama Theatre November 26^th, December 19^th, January 15^th and 29^th. On November 26^th at 18.30 the performance will be shown with English subtitles.

More about the performance

http://www.teatras.lt/en/spectacles/alexander_pushkin_boris_godunov/