VMT play

A one-act playfully extravagant comedy-fairy tale

"Fantasio" is a 19th-century play that the author himself called a comedy that ends badly, or a drama with a happy ending. This work by the French classic resonates in a highly contemporary way on the VMT stage: the creative team looks at the content of the play through the eyes of today's young person, seeking a creative relationship with the specific language of the work.

Director – Gabrielė Tuminaitė

Playwright – Alfred de Musset

Translated from French by – Akvilė Melkūnaitė

Set designers – Marija Olšauskaitė, Jurgis Paškevičius

Costume designer – Elvita Brazdylytė

Composer – Jonas Narbutas

Music arranger – Giedrius Puskunigis

Music performed by – "Kabloonak"

Lighting designer – Eugenijus Sabaliauskas

Choreographer – Raidas Petrauskas

Text editor – Živilė Mičiulytė

FANTASIO – Tomas Rinkūnas / Martynas Nedzinskas

KING OF BAVARIA – Arvydas Dapšys

PRINCE OF MANTUA – Daumantas Ciunis / Marius Čižauskas

MARINONI – Tomas Stirna

ELIZABETH – Miglė Polikevičiūtė

SPARK – Mantas Vaitiekūnas

RUTTEN – Tomas Kliukas

ELIZABETH'S GOVERNESS – Rasa Jakučionytė

FACIO – Jokūbas Bareikis

The work begins with the death of the kingdom's jester, while at the same time a wedding feast is being held in an attempt to avoid war with another kingdom. Rejected and pursued by creditors, Fantasio accidentally becomes the king's jester, thus changing the fate of the kingdom itself. The plot of "Fantasio" resembles a fairy tale: a princess must marry a prince assigned to her, but she meets Fantasio – a charming, yet poor and common townsman. However, beneath this fabulous surface lie universal human truths and timeless wisdom.