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Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead

Tom Stoppard's absurdist masterpiece comes to the Lithuanian stage for the first time.

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om Stoppard's intellectual puzzle brilliantly reimagines Shakespeare's Hamlet through the confused perspective of two minor courtiers caught in the machinery of fate. Directed by Jurij Butusov, this production fuses classical drama with the aesthetics of the absurd, exploring morality, freedom, and human vulnerability.

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Staged in Lithuania for the very first time, the production features striking scenography by Marius Nekrošius and a rich eclectic soundscape ranging from Arvo Pärt to Max Richter and Dave Brubeck. It offers an engaging theatrical experience driven by virtuosic wordplay and existential wit.

✻ Best for
  • Premiere
  • Classic
  • Surtitled
  • Mature themes
  • Long evening
✻ Venue

Old Theatre of Vilnius

J. Basanavičius st. 13, Vilnius
Naujamiestis · Vilnius
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✻ Before you book

Things worth knowing.

  1. № 01
    Duration3h 40m
  2. № 02
    Language and surtitlesThe performance is spoken in Russian with Lithuanian surtitles. Seats from row 7 in the parterre are recommended for viewing surtitles.
  3. № 03
    Age ratingThis production carries an N-14 age rating.
  4. № 04
    Premiere contextThis staging marks the first time Tom Stoppard's play has been presented on a Lithuanian stage.
  5. № 05
    Sensory warningsThe performance features loud sounds, smoke, bright light flashes, and smoking on stage.

Performances

DEC
FRI · DEC
1118:30

Didžioji salė

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Production

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Director
Jurij Butusov
Dailininkas, šviesų dailininkas
Marius Nekrošius
Muziką parinko
Jurij Butusov
Garso dizainerė
Aleksandra Klimova
Assistant director
Eglė Kuzienė
Pjesę iš anglų kalbos vertė
Josifas Brodskis
Pjesę į lietuvių kalbą titrams vertė
Rita Gelombickaitė