Theatrical Performance “Without the Woman I Love”

A night that could have changed history

On the night before Edward VIII’s abdication, the most scandalous Marlene Dietrich, a Hollywood star, pays him a visit. The art of flirtation against a sense of duty. Passion versus politics. At the king’s residence, an intellectual duel unfolds, with the future of the British Crown at stake.

Translation and adaptation by Olga Varshavere

Directed by Raimunds Baniņonis

Marlene Dietrich — Svetlana Stolyarova

King Edward VIII — Aleksejs Korgins

Svetlana Stolyarova is the leading actress of the Riga theater Society of Free Actors, whose creative work is marked by subtle psychological insight and attention to the inner world of characters. Her acting style combines professional precision and emotional depth, allowing her to create multilayered and nuanced roles. Svetlana actively appears in films, with a filmography of more than 20 feature films and television series, including the lead role in the series Sunshowers.

Aleksejs Korgins is an actor known to audiences for his work at the Mikhail Chekhov Riga Russian Theatre, where over 14 years he has created a wide range of characters, from lyrical and tender to tense and dramatically charged. In each of them, one can feel strong charisma, stage energy, and vivid charm. Aleksejs Korgins has repeatedly been named the best actor of the year at the Mikhail Chekhov Riga Russian Theatre. Among his most notable works are brilliant roles in productions such as Count of Monte Cristo. I Am Edmond Dantès, The Little Prince, Twelfth Night, and others. He has taken part in independent productions on stages in Latvia and elsewhere in Europe.

Performance in Russian.