London Theatre "TREPES"
All the world's stage,
All the men and women merely players;
They have their exits and their entrances,
And one man in his time plays many parts...
William Shakespeare
Based on the works of Jean-Paul Sartre
"No Exit"
Premiere on 12 October 2024, in Stockholm.
"You are the embodiment of your own life." — J.-P. Sartre
Three chairs. Three people. A door. Emptiness. Afterlife. Emptiness. Pure emptiness. Everything is over.
The end is the beginning. Three strangers. Nowhere to hide. Not from themselves. Not from each other. They are no longer who they were. Nowhere to turn. Eyes wide open.
Will this never end?
Footsteps fill the room. The traces cannot be erased.
"Behind the Door" is a poignant reflection inspired by Jean-Paul Sartre, balancing on the edge of humanity’s tormenting reality.
Cast:
Ines – Inga Raudiņa
Estella – Elza Umure
Garcin – Inguss Priede
The Guide – Matthew Roze
Creative Team:
Directors: Hardy Gru and Ingmārs Čaklais
Set Design & Costumes: Hardy Gru
Sound Design: Hardy Gru and Matthew Roze
Translator: Valda Gabrjuna
Assistants: Kristaps Kalnietis, Dace Čaklā, Māris Roberts Čaklais, Liene Stepena, Linards Lībietis, Katrīna Tamisāre, Madara Kučinska, Inga Gece
Awards & Nominations:
The production received the Experts' Recognition Award for "The Renaissance of Existence."
Awards Won:
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Best Musical Score: Hardy Gru & Matthew Roze
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Best Production (Colleagues' Jury)
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Best Actress (Audience Choice): Inga Raudiņa as Ines
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Nominations:
Experts' Jury:
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Best Production
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Best Actor: Inguss Priede as Garcin
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Best Supporting Actor: Matthew Roze as The Guide
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Best Set Design: Hardy Gru
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Best Costumes: Hardy Gru
Friends' Jury:
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Best Actress: Inga Raudiņa as Ines
Colleagues' Jury:
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Best Actress: Inga Raudiņa as Ines
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Special Award for "A masterfully crafted role with a musically meditative atmosphere" – Matthew Roze as The Guide
Hardy Gru, Ingmārs Čaklais, Inga Raudiņa, Elza Umure, Inguss Priede, Matthew Roze #PLATS, #PLATSSolis2024, #LondonasTeatrisTrepes, #AizDurvīm
Foto: #MadaraKučinska #JūlijaSereda #JānisNelsons
Lelde Stumbre
"The Lucky Blumentale"
Premiere on 11 October 2024, in Stockholm.
The evening is calm, as if October itself...
Three friends—Erna, Anete, and Īrisa—have decided to celebrate Īrisa’s milestone birthday by the sea. A pair of swans drift on the waves, and the sea is irresistibly inviting. Laughter fills the air, glasses clink in a toast. But what is that one thing missing for perfect happiness in a gathering of true ladies?
A mysterious and captivating play about the impact of patriarchal structures on women. Or perhaps an ironic nod to the modern obsession with turning life into a public psychotherapy session?
Why is Blūmentāle the lucky one?
"The Lucky Blūmentāle" is an award-winning play by Latvian playwright Lelde Stumbre, recognised in an original drama competition. The author herself calls it "a play for women."
Cast:
Īrisa – Inga Gece
Erna – Valda Gabrjuna
Anete – Inga Raudiņa
The Man – Lauris Kārkliņš
Creative Team:
Director: Ingmārs Čaklais
Set Design & Costumes: Santa Siliņa and Selīna Briežkalna
Choreography: Viesturs Bērziņš
Assistants: Dace Čaklā, Inguss Priede, Elza Umure, Māris Roberts Čaklais, Liene Stepena, Linards Lībietis, Katrīna Tamisāre, Madara Kučinska
Awards & Nominations:
The production received the Experts' Recognition Award for "A production unified in both content and form."
Awards Won:
Best Production – "Silver"
Best Director – Ingmārs Čaklais
Best Choreography – Viesturs Bērziņš
Best Set Design – Santa Siliņa and Selīna Briežkalna
Nominations:
Experts' Jury:
Best Actress: Inga Raudiņa as Anete
Best Actor: Lauris Kārkliņš as The Man
Friends' Jury:
Best Actress: Valda Gabrjuna as Erna
Best Production
Best Actress Nominee: Inga Raudiņa as Anete
Colleagues' Jury:
Special Award for Set Design – Santa Siliņa and Selīna Briežkalna
Best Actress Nominee – Inga Gece as Īrisa
Ingmārs Čaklais, Inga Gece, Lauris Kārkliņš, Inga Raudiņa, Valda Gabrjuna, #Santa Siliņa, #Selīna Briežkalne #PLATS, #PLATSSolis2024, #LondonasTeatrisTrepes, #LaimigaBlumentale
Photo: #MadaraKučinska #JūlijaSereda #JānisNelsons
Murad Hodzirbajev
"ATTACK OF THE JACKALS"
Premiere 9th of October, 2023
Bergen, Norway
"The one-act play "Attack of the jackals" can also be called a black play. The author of the play likes this colour. The dialogue in this author’s plays is particularly laconic and focused, and this can be said especially about his short plays. There are usually few characters in them - two, or three, there are almost no external actions, and all the dramatic load is on the dialogue. Such short and concentrated dialogues can also be found in the plays of Mārtiņš Zīverts."
/Theatre scolar Viktors Hausmanis/
Jackals approached the city howling and whining, baring their teeth... The city is not a forest, the city has its own life, its own rules. Among the three main characters, Guard, Beggar and Lady, the question of their place in this world is addressed.
We each play our role in this theater of life; it all depends on how serious it is...
But maybe that doesn't mean anything?!
Cast:
Beggar - Valda Gabrjuna
Lady - Inga Raudiņa
Guard - Elza Umure
Directed by: Selīna Briežkalna
Scenography and costumes: Santa Siliņa and Ingmārs Čaklais
Choreography: Ashwini Deshmukh
Assistants: Inga Gete, Dace Čaklais, Inguss Priede, Kristaps Kalnietis, Māris Roberts Čaklais
At the Latvian Diaspora Theater Festival "PLATS Solis 2023" in Bergen, the play received a certificate of appreciation from the Experts, as the best play "For a performance of bright form".
In the evaluation of experts, the performance won the award - Best scenography (Santa Siliņa and Ingmārs Čaklais).
The show was also nominated in the following categories:
Best Play;
Best actress - Inga Raudiņa as the Lady;
Best Choreography - Ashwini Deshmukh;
Best costumes - Santa Siliņa and Ingmārs Čaklais;
Best musical performance.
Ingmārs Čaklais, Elza Umure, Inga Raudiņa, ValdaGabrjuna, #Inguss Priede, #Santa Siliņa, #AshwiniDeshmukh, #PLATS, #PLATSSolis2023, #LondonasTeatrisTrepes, #SakaluUzbrukums
Foto #Guntars Līcis un #IngmārsČaklais
Marta Vaino
"SPECTATORS”
Premiere 9th of October, 2021
Münster, Germany
Birmingham Little Theater and the BLT London studio (now London's Theatre "Trepes") had been working together for a long time on a new production, which was expected to premiere soon. But, unexpectedly, when the opportunity arose to go to the theater festival "LAIPA" in Münster and show the play in person, this short play was created at lightning speed.
The director of the show is Ingmārs Čaklais, who likes to ironize about the relationship between the audience and the actors. The director himself also attended to the scenography and costumes, but the artist Santa Siliņa (Ireland) also contributed to the decorations of the show. The creators of the show are grateful to Frederic Chopin for the music.
Cast:
Usher - Elza Umure (London Theatre “Trepes”)
Water Seller - Inguss Priede (London Theatre “Trepes”)
Bishop Alberts with his son Ainārs - Mārtiņš Vīksna (Birmingham Little Theatre)
Teacher Bērziņa - Dace Čaklā
Affluent Juris - Dzintars Romāns (Birmingham Little Theatre)
Compatriot Rasma - Ance Kazāka (Birmingham Little Theatre)
Andrītis - Ernests Čaklais (Birmingham Little Theatre)
Master - Ivars Keišs (Birmingham Little Theatre)
Master's Assistant - Māris Roberts Čaklais
Program Seller - Elīza Čaklā (Birmingham Little Theatre)
Director - Ingmārs Čaklais
The play was also performed in "Straumēni" and in Burton.