National Theatre stages Eglītis play "The Shameless Old Man"

Latvia's National Theatre is preparing to stage a new production based on the play "The Shameless Old Man" by Latvian writer Anšlavs Eglītis. Actor Juris Lisners takes on the lead role and has shared reflections on how he envisions the character.

According to Lisners, his character reaches a point where he wants to say "stop" — to remind himself that he, too, is a person with his own rights, and that from now on he intends to do certain things his own way, even if that does not sit well with everyone around him.

The production is framed as the story of a man who gradually sheds his timidity and the social norms he has long followed, giving himself permission to act more openly and freely. Playwright Anšlavs Eglītis is one of Latvia's best-known writers and dramatists, and his works continue to be staged in Latvian theatres today.

The source material does not specify the premiere date or list other cast members, but the announcement confirms that the National Theatre continues to draw on classic Latvian dramaturgy, bringing Eglītis's work to a new generation of theatregoers.