Must Kast: "RUIK!"

Imagine a warm August evening. The afternoon heat has receded into a pleasant, gentle-breeze summer embrace. On stage, the band tightens its strings, and the hopeful rumble of a drum can be heard. And now! Seven actors—or were they pigs?—rush onto the stage and make the meadows of Ülenurme resound with wild energy. That is how it could be, because next summer, too, Must Kast’s home will be the Estonian Agricultural Museum, or MUHK. The summer production “RUIK!” introduces pigs from every possible angle through études, music, song and dance on the museum’s circular arena. Yes, pigs—who in turn oppress and repress, frolic and rage, throw things around and make fun. Krõõt calls the pigs from the rye “with a clear voice”; the piglets build real estate of varying quality and a communal mill on an animal-run farm; the piggies travel by train to Porila, go to parties to sell meat, gorge and gobble and run riot; they grunt and squeal when it is time to start making a pig’s racket; and the impossible becomes possible when a pig flies. This is a two-act barn cabaret—a merry, song-filled, dance-filled and furious exploration of power and its abuse. The party will be pig-awesome and loud, and there will be soup during the interval, too. Will there be a moral? No! Will there be rolling around in the mud? Oh yes! Can you laugh and sing along? Absolutely!

Director JAANIKA TAMMARU, dramaturg ELIISABET RAJU, costume designer KARL JOONAS ALAMAA, lighting designers SANDER PÕLLU (VAT Teater) and VILLU LIIVLA, producer MERILYN ELGE, marketing and tickets RAUL MARKUS VAIKSOO, on stage KAIJA M KÜLM, MARIANN TAMMARU, INGRID ISOTAMM, MAARJA TAMMEMÄGI, GRETE KONKSI, ALISSIJA-ELISABET JEVTJUKOVA, RAUNO POLMAN and BAND: JOOSEP SOOTLA, EMIL JOONATAN SEENE, KRISTO PLOVITS

Premiere on 15 August 2026 at MUHK / the circular arena of the Estonian Agricultural Museum (Ülenurme, Tartu County).

Ticket prices: Until 31 December, full-price ticket €35, discounted ticket €30. From 1 January, full-price ticket €40, discounted ticket €35. On the day of the performance, full-price ticket €45, discounted ticket €40. Upon presenting a theatre ticket, admission to the museum on the day of the performance is 25% cheaper: a full-price ticket costs 6 EUR and a discounted ticket 4 EUR. The museum is open from 10:00–18:00, but between the closing of the exhibitions and the start of the performance, it is possible to visit the museum café. More information and bookings: piletid@teatermustkast.ee www.teatermustkast.ee