Must Kast: “RUIK!”

Imagine a warm August evening. The afternoon heat has receded into a pleasant summer embrace accompanied by a gentle breeze. 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 what it could be, 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, song and dance in the museum’s circular arena. Yes, pigs—who take turns oppressing and repressing, enjoying themselves and raging, throwing things around and making fun. Krõõt calls the pigs from the rye field with a “clear voice”; the piglets build real estate of varying quality and a communal mill on an animal-run farm; the piggies take the train to Porila, go to parties to sell meat, gobble and gorge themselves and rampage; they squeal and shriek when it is time to start making a piggy din; and the impossible becomes possible when a pig flies. This is a two-act barn cabaret—a merry, musical, dance-filled and furious study of power and its abuse. The party will be pig-tastic and loud, and there will also be soup during the interval. Will there be a moral? No! Will there be rolling around in the mud? Oh yes! Will there be laughter and singing 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-price ticket €30. From 1 January, regular ticket €40, reduced-price ticket €35. On the day of the performance, regular ticket €45, reduced-price 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 and a reduced-price ticket €4. The museum is open from 10:00 to 18:00, but between the closing of the exhibitions and the start of the performance, visitors can visit the museum café.

More information and bookings: piletid@teatermustkast.ee www.teatermustkast.ee