Tales from the Vienna Woods

Post-show discussion with the creative team! A fateful encounter takes place on a shopping street: Marianne, a beautiful eco-toy seller, meets Alfred, an investor addicted to sports betting. Despite rising inflation, protests from conservative family members and a populist coup brewing in the country, the two young people leave their wealthy partners to follow their love. What could possibly go wrong?

Ödön von Horváth wrote *Tales from the Vienna Woods* in 1931, yet the play still feels surprisingly relevant today. It depicts a world where pretty words conceal an evasion of responsibility, clichés are presented as something highly original, and public image matters more than the truth—as long as everything looks nice! Horváth’s characters live in an era familiar to people today: weariness with insecurity prompts a search for simplistic explanations, scapegoats and immediate solutions, without thinking about the consequences. It would all be very funny if it weren’t so tragic.

Johann Strauss’s waltz still plays, but do we hear what lies behind the beautiful piece of music?

Director: Elmārs Seņkovs
Cast: Santa Breikša, Rolands Beķeris, Karīna Tatarinova, Anda Albuže, Everita Pjata-Gertnere, Anete Rimkus, Inese Kučinska, Armands Kaušelis, Signe Dancīte, Valts Skuja, Kaspars Kārkliņš, Sandis Pēcis, Artūrs Irbe, Kārlis Artejevs