Director Uldis Tirons detailed the cancellation of the Gogolis play at the New Riga Theatre. Nature Morte with Chulpan Khamatova. wrote about it Delphi Culture.
Adapted from Nikolai Gogol’s play “The Old Nobles”, the production was to premiere on February 28. Information about the cancellation surfaced just a day before the premiere.
Tirons said the decision was made after the wrong message became clear.
“We worked with the wrong key for a long time,” said the director, adding that the idea of being part of the performance in Ukrainian was “a hasty decision.”
According to the director, he realized too late how the production lost the big picture.
Shows would also be held on 1, 2, 3, 4, 30, 31 March, 1 and 2 April. Tickets will be refunded to buyers. Besides Khamatova, Latvian actors Gundars Abolins and Kaspars Znotins also took part in the production.
“Creative failure. In the theater (as in life) this happens ”- says at Theater.