Keistuoliai

Based on the play "Hamlet" by W. Shakespeare

N – 14

What is a crime? What is a greater crime – to kill or to commit suicide? Is lack of love a crime? How to honor your father and mother if you yourself have experienced a lack of unconditional love? What to choose: justice or mercy?

A subjective narrative constructed through the eyes of a young, maturing person, whose essential goal is to clarify and understand the motives and circumstances of the crime of murder and to expose all possible culprits – deconstructs the classic story of Hamlet, consciously reimagines it, and thus invites a curious look from a different angle. Here, the mousetrap turns into a spiritual trap, and those who fall into it will by no means avoid a confrontation with themselves: for some it will be destructive, for others – cleansing, or perhaps even hopeful.

The Keistuoliai Theatre's repertoire includes plays for youth directed by Ieva Stundžytė that address uncomfortable and controversial topics, such as M. McDonagh's "The Pillowman" or M. Norman's "'night, Mother", which have received great interest from audiences; therefore, this time as well, the goal of the play "The Mousetrap" is to speak openly and analyze family relationships, raise uncomfortable questions concerning the conflict between different generations, and seek possible solutions for mutual understanding.

Director – Ieva Stundžytė

Scenographer – Laura Luišaitytė

Costume Designers – Laura Luišaitytė and Malvina Stankutė

Composer – Ignas Juzokas

Lighting Designer – Darius Malinauskas

Cast:

Hamlet – Ignas Antanas Giniotis

Ophelia – Karolina Kildaitė

Claudius – Dalius Skamarakas

Gertrude – Judita Urnikytė

Polonius – Giedrius Kiela

Horatio – Matas Pranskevičius

Laertes – Lukas Auksoraitis

Father's Ghost – Aidas Giniotis