Tales from the Vienna Woods | Liepājas teātris

On a shopping street, a fateful encounter takes place: Marianne, a beautiful seller of eco-friendly toys, 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 love. What could possibly go wrong?

Ödön von Horváth wrote Tales from the Vienna Woods in 1931, but the play still feels surprisingly relevant today. It depicts a world where beautiful 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 uncertainty drives people to seek simplistic explanations, look for someone to blame and reach for quick fixes 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 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