no85
rambo
MORELL/SARV
Excerpt from the meeting for accepting plans for rambo:
A
story of two men who meet in the wrong place at the wrong time. The
intermixing of the personal frustrations of these men causes an
explosion that sets off a mini-war.
The conflict has a simple
solution, but it is taken so far that it can no longer be resolved. The
men finally perish and the everyday idyll continues. Fathers and sons,
war and peace, relationships between men and women, and so on, are
themes that run through the play. Women in the theatre hall weep, while
men pretend that something went in their eye.
From time to time,
one gets the impression that the entire incident takes place in the
minds of the two main characters – Rambo and his antipode Wilfred. By
virtue of this, the story turns into a psychedelic trip from time to
time.
The director also wishes to emphasise that Rambo is a
simple man, not a superman. The machine was built, it broke down,
repairing it is complicated – it is then used as a source for spare
parts.
Twelve characters, five actors, of them Rambo (Risto) and
Wilfried (Rasmus) do not switch roles, but the others do. The other
actors are Mähar (Orval and others), Sergo
(Shingleton and others) and Jaak (Trautman and others).
The
title of the play will be rambo – starting with a small letter in order
to emphasise Rambo’s universal humanity and a certain conceptuality
that defines him.
Directed by Kristjan Sarv. Inspired by the novel "First Blood".
Set and costume design by Liina Tepand.
Cast: Risto Kübar, Rasmus Kaljujärv, Sergo Vares, Jaak Prints, Andres Mähar.
Premiere on 8 October 2008.