National Theatre Stages «The Draining of Sila Lake», Based on a Story by Jānis Poruks
The National Theatre's Actors' Hall will open its new season with «The Draining of Sila Lake», directed by Mārcis Brokss and drawing on a story by Jānis Poruks. The premiere is scheduled for 22 October.
The Actors' Hall of the National Theatre will open this season with a new production, «The Draining of Sila Lake». Director Mārcis Brokss is creating the show using motifs from a story by writer Jānis Poruks. According to theatre representatives, the premiere is planned for 22 October.
With this production, Poruks's name appears in the National Theatre's repertoire once again.
Genre and themes
The production has been given the genre label «existential horror». It deals with themes that remain relevant today: civilisation's interference in natural processes and people's submission to abstract ideas.
The source gives no further details about the creative team or the cast.
