“Caligula” by Albert Camus was directed by Ivan Uryvsky and premiered at the Ivan Franko National Drama Theatre. The Roman emperor Caligula, who ruled during the era of Julius-Claudius, is a symbol of unpunished despotism and immorality. The play highlights the need to eliminate dictatorship and tyranny throughout the world. Petro Bogomazov created a magnificent set for the play, which encourages thoughtful reflection on morality and power. According to the play, Caligula is an all-powerful dictator who decides when events should occur and thrives on the lives and deaths of others.

A show about the power of madness and the madness of power. A necessary and painful reconsideration of a present threatened by the spectre of self-destruction.

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Musical Concept: Ivan Uryvskyi

Set designer: Petro Bogomazov

Costume designer: Tetiana Ovsiichuk

Sound operators: Oleksandr Kryshtal, Pavlo Natalushko

Deputy stage manager: Mariia Savka

Theatrical lighting: Andryi Kononenko, Olena Antohina

Cast: Caligula - Vitalii Azhnov, Oleksandr Rudynskyi; Caesonia - Merited artist of Ukraine Kseniia Basha, People's Artist of Ukraine Tetiana Mikhina; Helikon - People's Artist of Ukraine Liudmyla Smorodina, People's Artist of Ukraine Olena Hohlatkina; Scipio - Akmal Huriezov; Kereya - Roman Yasinovskyi, Renat Settarov