The familiar "Eugene Onegin" from school days in the interpretation of Rimas Tuminas. The play has almost no decorations, with a huge mirror hanging across the entire wall. Eugene Onegin, played by Sergey Makovetsky, opens the play with a monologue. A familiar plot, a new performance. Here the audience will see the main character both aged and weary, as well as young, but this is not the only innovation by Rimas Tuminas, who, without changing the plot of the poem, allowed viewers to feel this work more deeply and profoundly. The director breaks the stereotypical understanding of Pushkin's novel, seeing and constructing it as a multi-voiced musical piece, harshly and with emotions. There is no poetic haze or false lyricism here; the rhythmic phrase is broken, and life’s prose prevails. Rimas Tuminas cleanses his play of the "rubble of memories" seen before. He reveals new meanings in the characters' images and in the narrative itself. On stage, you will not see the entire novel; only selected chapters are presented. Eugene Onegin in the play appears disillusioned with life, unable to appreciate Tatiana properly. The music of Faustas Latėnas is featured in the play. For more performances, visit our website in the theater section.