Monday evenings for theater connoisseurs: a psychological thriller is being created in the luxury of Splendid Palace
“Cancun”
From March 15, Riga’s most discerning audience is being offered a new, exclusive format - the historic and legendary Splendid Palace cinema becomes the home of a high-quality theater event. In a special spring season tour, every Monday evening the cinema’s luxury will host the psychological thriller “Cancun” by the outstanding Spanish playwright Jordi Galceran.
Four friends. Two couples. A friendship that has endured for decades.
They know almost everything about one another.
Almost.
Everything changes on one evening in Cancun. What begins as a carefree vacation of old friends turns into a dangerous game with reality after a single conversation that should never have happened. Some choices we make only once, but in our minds we return to them for a lifetime. After one evening, one “yes” or “no,” life goes in exactly this direction, not another. What would happen if you suddenly saw the life you never lived? Or what if it turned out that the truth you have believed in for years is only an illusion? Where do memories end, where do desires begin, and what is real at all?
“Cancun” is a play for those who love intelligent, psychologically subtle, and unpredictable theater. It is like a puzzle for the mind, in which every detail can turn out to be fateful. Director Intars Rešetins-Pētersons’ production imperceptibly erases the boundaries between memories, imagination, and truth, making the audience’s reality literally slip from their hands.
To tell this complex and emotionally charged story, director Intars Rešetins-Pētersons has brought together a strong and beloved ensemble of actors. Vita Vārpiņa, Normunds Laizāns, Inga Alsiņa-Lasmane, as well as Artis Robežnieks or Uldis Anže will embark on psychological games and the twists and turns of relationships.
At a time when quality and intellectually stimulating leisure is becoming a rarity, the Monday evenings of “Cancun” are a chance to secure your place at the most intriguing theater event of the season in the most beautiful hall in Riga. Come and witness one evening that changes absolutely everything. But be prepared - after this performance you will surely ask yourself: “Did I make the right choice in my life?”
Premiere on March 15, 2027!
