Riga's new theatre season opens with five events in the first week of September

Riga's theatre and concert life is returning after the summer break, and the first week of the new season brings a genre-diverse lineup. Five separate events make up the opening program, together showing the range the coming season is expected to offer.

One of the events is a musical aimed at teenage audiences, based on the work of writer Alexander Grin. Music lovers are offered a singer-songwriter concert taking place inside a vinyl record shop — an unconventional setting compared to typical concert venues.

Audiences will also be able to see an absurdist comedy centered on couriers and a mysterious parcel. For families with children, a wordless puppet show is planned, telling its story through visual imagery and movement rather than dialogue.

A more serious offering comes in the form of a documentary theatre performance featuring actress Ingeborga Dapkūnaitė, an internationally recognized performer.

Taken together, the five events suggest the new season is starting with a broad spread of genres — musical, concert, comedy, puppet theatre and documentary theatre — giving a choice of programming for families, adult audiences, and fans of music and theatre alike.