Must Kast: “RUIK!”

Imagine a warm August evening. The afternoon heat has subsided into a pleasant, gentle-breeze summer embrace. On stage, the band tightens its strings, and the hopeful bubbling 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 what it could be like, because next summer as well, 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, singing and dancing in the museum’s circular arena. Yes, pigs—who, in turn, oppress and repress, enjoy themselves and rage, squander and mock. Krõõt calls the pigs from the rye with a “clear call”, the piglets build real estate of varying quality and a communal mill in an animal-run farm, the piggies take the train to Porila, go to parties to sell meat, gorge and stuff themselves and rampage; they oink and squeal when it is time to start making a real pig’s racket; and the impossible becomes possible when pigs fly. This is a two-act barn cabaret—a fun, song-filled, dance-filled and furious examination of power and its abuse. The party will be pig-tastic and loud, and there will be soup during the interval as well. Will there be a moral? No! Will there be rolling 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, regular ticket €35, reduced ticket €30. From 1 January, regular ticket €40, reduced ticket €35. On the day of the performance, regular ticket €45, reduced ticket €40. Upon presenting a theatre ticket, admission to the museum on the day of the performance is 25% cheaper: a regular ticket costs 6 EUR and a reduced 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.

Additional information and reservations: piletid@teatermustkast.ee www.teatermustkast.ee