In Irkutsk they will stage Ghosts by Ibsen, the story of Mrs. Helene Alving, who tries to tell her son the truth about his father and faces the heavy legacy of the past.
According to the plot, Mrs. Helene Alving’s life (played by Lesley Manville) unfolds in the shadow of her long-deceased husband—a kind man and benefactor to those around him, but a drunkard and libertine in the eyes of his wife. By the time her adult son Oswald (Jack Lowden), who is studying the art of painting in Paris, arrives, Helene decides to part with the ghosts of the past that have been troubling her and to open her son’s eyes to the true nature of his father. But it turns out that Oswald himself already has to live with the heavy legacy of his father’s former sins.The performance begins at 7:00 p.m., ticket price is 450 rubles. The play will be performed in English with Russian subtitles.
The production from last year was directed by Richard Eyre. Among the awards for “Ghosts” are the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, and Best Revival, the Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Director, the Critics’ Circle Theatre Award, and a nomination for the Ian Charleson Award.
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