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The 13th Century. Christendom seeks to conquer Livonia. A Brother of the Order, recently arrived from the Holy Land, is looking to redeem his sins and vindicate his life when he meets a Livonian Lady. As a result of their meeting, the two attempt to convert each other to first one’s, then the other’s faith, before they finally realise that love transcends everything else. But by then it is already too late, heads and nations are set to fall.

“Livonian Requiem” presents a choice – faith or love. According to the author, the play does not question the core truths of any religion, but tells the story of two souls who went against their religion and prior convictions in the name of love. “Livonian Requiem” is a philosophical state-of-mind drama whose message reaches the viewer-reader in successive waves. The ideas of the play are carried by monologues which do not describe events as much as investigate the work’s fundamental concern - “Who does truth belong to?” - in depth and through multiple characters, social positions and religious perspectives.