Eesti Vabariigi 90. sünnipäevale pühendatud lavastus esietendub 6. augustil 2008
Dedicated to the 90th anniversary of the Republic of Estonia!
"The Estonians' practicality is so overdeveloped that they do not even understand non-practical questions - ideals in the Western sense are something completely foreign to them" /Hermann von Keyserling/
Artist: Liina Unt
Cast: Ago Soots, Meelis Põdersoo, Tanel Saar, Tõnu Oja (Estonian Drama Theatre), Elina Pähklimägi, Maria Lee
This production is a reflection of the story of Estonia gaining independence, and its title Late Winter 1918 depicts the time the audience is taken to: although Estonia has been declared an independent country, the German occupation has again crushed all hopes regarding the future - just like snow in March can kill the feeling of spring for a moment.
Late Winter 1918 shows the audience events in the countryside, at a looted manor. The owner of the manor, a middle-aged count, an intellectual, comes to say good-bye to his former home. In this disconsolate place begins the love-story of the count and his secretary, an Estonian girl...