Kaunas

The Truth. (Directed by G. Shalutashvili) Kutaisi Lado Meskhishvili Professional State Drama Theatre (Sakartvelo)

Tuesday Oct 15 18:00–19:30       Laisvės 71
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Misho and Lizzie use to meet each other after dinner at the hotel for the past six months. Misho has got the wife and Lizzie has the husband, so they don’t have much time to spend a night or to stay together for a long time. It makes the situation even worse that Lizzie’s husband – Leo is Misho’s best friend. Lizzie is irritated, worries about the suspicious gaze of the hotel administrator, she’s also concerned by Misho’s inattention towards her, that the lover’s always in a hurry and doesn’t have much time for her.
Misho decides to put off the business meeting in order to meet Lizzie, says he’s ill as an excuse. The couple agrees to spend the weekend in Bordeaux.
Lizzie wants Leo to know the whole truth and to put an end to this lie forever, but as Leo is unemployed, nervous and depressed at that time, she feels sorry for him. Misho also convinces her, that telling the truth to Leo now, will do no good.
As Misho arrives home, his wife Laura catches him in a lie. It turns out, that one of Misho’s colleagues has accidentally met Laura and asked her about his health condition. Trying to avoid the answer Misho tells Laura, that he behaved like that for Leo’s sake and that he has spent the whole day with him. Laura smiles, telling him that Leo has been asking about Misho during the day, while his phone was turned off, he called him on the home phone.
The couple’s extremely awkward dialogue is being neutralized by Laura, when she asks her husband what are his plans about work? Misho gladly changes the subject.
Due to the planned weekend, Lizzie has to tell a lie, that she must help her aunt in moving out, so she has to leave the city. Leo calls his wife and wants to say hello to the aunt – Misho gets obliged to talk to Leo with the voice changed, as if he’s Lizzie’s aunt.
Sometimes Leo and Misho used to play tennis on Mondays. During that game Leo opens up his heart to Misho and confesses to him that he suspects Lizzie in treason.
Misho goes to Lizzie’s workplace and learns that Misho and Lizzie have talked about the matter and she told her husband everything. As for Leo, he’s been informed about it by Misho’s wife – Laura.
Misho gets angry about himself, his wife, Leo and Lizzie.
Misho and Leo meet each other again. Misho decides to find out the truth once and for all. At first, Leo seems that he doesn’t understand what Misho is talking about. But in the end, he confesses to him about his assumption that he could have done it for revenge, as Misho’s wife Laura and him have been the lovers for already three years.
Misho, returns home full of rage in order to expose his wife in treason, but Laura denies Leo’s words and clams down her husband, telling that he invented the story just to upset him. Misho confesses to Laura, that Lizzie and he really had the light flirt, which ended up soon after two dates, as Leo is his best friend! Now, it’s even less dangerous as Leo moves to Stockholm for work and takes Lizzie with him. Laura gets shocked as she learns that Leo’s leaving the city, she even cries, but doesn’t confess the truth to her husband and promises him eternal love and loyalty once again.
The couple decides to start their relationship all over again and live long, sweet and happy life, without any lies!


With Lithuanian surtitles.

Date

Venue

Oct 15 2019 18:00–19:30

Price/Additional Info

from €6

Website

dramosteatras.lt/en/spektaklis/the-truth/
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