The Liars

Premiere 30. 11. 2024

One believes in capitalism full of discipline, the other one in socialism full of salami. A bitter comedy about the fact that the strongest truth is just a lie that we can’t give up.

Two aging women, one house. Jiřina dreams of recognition and salami, Kamila dreams of not dying and prefers not to go out. The world outside is too dangerous. Viruses and slippery ice lurk at every turn. Jiřina goes to the convenience store for salami and appreciation – but not for long. Young Eliška arrives with a terrifying vision of the future. The old world is going down, the new is just around the corner. But is there anything to stand for? And who can keep lying longer in order avoid the need for change?

Czech  novelist and screenwriter Klára Vlasáková is making her stage debut with the bitterseet comedy play The Liars, which she wrote as part of the residency program LETÍ for actresses Pavla Tomicová, Natália Drabiščáková and Simona Lewandowska. 

The text of the play was written with the support of the Czech Literary Fund Foundation and the Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic.

Trigger warning – there  is smoking and a stroboscopic lighting effect in the performance. Thank you for your understanding.

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