Yerevan Theater Performances on February 20, 2025: A Comprehensive Guide
Below is a guide to theater performances in Yerevan scheduled for February 20, 2025. This listing showcases a diverse range of theatrical genres, from tragedy to puppet shows, highlighting the vibrant theater scene in Yerevan.
Tragedy and Classical Drama
Hamlet
- Venue: Yerevan State Chamber Theatre
- Genre: Tragedy
- Director: Ara Yernjakyan
- Synopsis: A modern interpretation of William Shakespeare’s “Hamlet,” focusing on themes of egoism and opportunism, and exploring the classic conflict between fathers and sons. According to the director, it is “«Hamlet»՝ Shakespearean poetry infused with Yernjakyan drama.”
- Cast: Avet Zohrabyan, Louisa Nersisyan, Ziroyan, Nerses Markosyan, Mkhitar Avetisyan, Zhora Martirosyan, Zhanna Kocharyan, Grigor Baghdasaryan, Mher Alabegyan, Narek Aleksanyan.
- Age Restriction: 16+
- Runtime: 1 hour 40 minutes
- Date: February 20, 19:00
For Honor
- Venue: G. Sundukyan National Academic Theatre
- Genre: Drama
- Director: Armen Marutyan
- Synopsis: A two-part drama depicting the conflict between a father and daughter over honor. The father prioritizes wealth over moral principles, burning documents that would allow his daughter to fulfill a promise. As the theater describes it, “The fight between father and daughter is for honor.”
- Cast: Armen Marutyan, Alla Vardanyan, Narek Haykazyan, Ani Petrosyan, Araksya Melikyan, Tsovinar Martirosyan, Lusine Kostanyan, Aleksan Tadevosyan, Armen Kushkyan, Razmik Khosroev, Samvel Piloyan, Roman Babayan, Mariam Shahinyan.
- Date: February 20, 18:00
Contemporary Plays and Mono-Drama
Fantasies of Faryatev
- Venue: K. Stanislavski Drama Theatre of Yerevan
- Genre: Play
- Author: Alla Sokolova
- Director: Oleg Galitsky
- Synopsis: A play exploring themes of love, loneliness, meetings, partings, fantasies, and reality. The protagonist, Pavel Faryatev, is portrayed as a “little man,” reminiscent of characters from Gogol, Chekhov, and Dostoevsky. The characters yearn for love and happiness but struggle to find it in their current reality.
- Cast: Sergei Grigoryan, Lalita Bukia, Liana Sevumyan, Ayarpi Zurnachyan, Yana Turgunyan/Natali Arutyunova.
- Date: February 20, 19:00
People of the Sun
- Venue: H. Paronyan State Musical Comedy Theatre
- Genre: Play
- Author: Hermine Avagyan
- Director: Ruzan Khachatryan
- Synopsis: The play is set in a remote village in Artsakh and portrays the lives of the “People of the Sun,” highlighting their pain, loss, stubbornness, naivety, humor, and the will to live and create. As described, “In a remote and picturesque village of Artsakh…live the “People of the Sun.”
- Cast: Shogher Sargsyan, Artur Karapetyan, Tigranuhi Ter-Markosyan, Ruzan Gasparyan, Marat Davtyan, Armen Karapetyan, Satik Hakhnazaryan, Zaruhi Khachatryan, Mariam Grigoryan, Sergey Voskanyan, Arsen Albaryan, Sipan Zadoyan, Hasmik Mkhitaryan, Karapet Karajyan.
- Date: February 20, 19:00 and March 19.
Monster on the Moon
- Venue: K. Stanislavski Drama Theatre of Yerevan
- Genre: Play
- Synopsis: Described as “A performance for Armenians, about Armenians,” this play tells the story of Aram and Seda, two Armenian survivors, depicting an era where people are “suffering, creative, cheerful, naive, struggling.”
- Cast: Mkrtich Arzumanyan, Tamara Gevorgyan, Grigor Gabrielyan, Aleksandr Arzumanyan.
- Age Restriction: 12+
- Date: February 20, 19:00 and March 20, 19:00.
Dear Elena Sergeevna
- Venue: Young Spectator’s Theatre
- Genre: Play
- Author: L. Razumovskaya
- Director: Shushan Ghazaryan
- Date: February 20, 15:00
Cold Day in Hell
- Venue: State Song Theater
- Genre: Mono-drama
- Author: Yan Cauquenbush
- Director: Hrach Keshishyan
- Cast: Nerses Avetisyan
- Age Restriction: No entry for children under 12.
- Date: February 20, 20:00
For Children
The Invincible Rooster
- Venue: Hovhannes Tumanyan National Puppet Theatre
- Genre: Puppet Show
- Director: Yervand Manaryan
- Synopsis: A puppet show based on the fairy tale of the same name by Hovhannes Tumanyan.
- Audience: Children aged 2-12
- Date: February 20, 16:00
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