Flowers for Algernon & Post-Show Discussion

Tartu City Theatre’s popular production “Flowers for Algernon” is based on Daniel Keyes’s 1959 short story of the same name, considered a science-fiction classic. The performance is followed by a discussion with the actor and director!

Production: “Flowers for Algernon”
Performers: Anne-Mai Tevahi, Karol Kuntsel (audio)
Director: Algis Astmäe
Venue: Sündmuskeskus ZAAL (Aardla 25E, Tartu)
Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes, followed by a discussion with the actor and director

Description: Jenny Gordon was born with an exceptionally low IQ, and scientists select her for an experimental brain operation that triples her intelligence. The same procedure had achieved great success with a white laboratory mouse named Algernon. The effects of the operation emerge gradually, and Jenny’s intelligence continues to grow until it surpasses that of the doctors who experimented on her. It seems that a discovery of worldwide significance has been made—until Algernon’s condition begins to deteriorate. Will the same happen to Jenny?

Play: D. Keyes’s science-fiction classic short story “Flowers for Algernon” (1959). The book won the Hugo and Nebula Awards. It was adapted into the Oscar-winning film “Charly”.

Review: https://kultuur.err.ee/1608934928/arvustus-kohvikulavastuse-lilled-algernonile-ime-ja-lihtsus

IMPORTANT INFORMATION: The café is open one hour before the performance and after it. Seats are unnumbered—arrive early and choose whichever seat you like best. You may drive to the steps at the end of the road and park in any available space, ignoring the signs. Aardla 25e (GPS will guide you there). Latecomers will not be admitted!

Organiser: Tartu Linnateater MTÜ
Algis Astmäe, tel. 5655507
info@tartulinnateater.ee
www.tartulinnateater.ee