HECUBA by Euripides

The Daugavpils Theatre, one of the oldest professional theatres in Latvia, presents Euripides’ Hecuba, directed by Tatiana Stepančenko-Bogdana. The production stands out for its use of Latgalian, a regional language of eastern Latvia that is now considered vulnerable, lending a distinctive, almost primal tone to the stage language.

The Trojan War has ended; the heroes of Troy have fallen, the royal line has been extinguished and the city has been burnt to the ground. When war wipes out everything, what is ultimately left? When the gods remain silent, where can justice be sought?

Hecuba has lost everything: her husband, her throne, her freedom, and almost all of her children. As she waits, alongside the other captive women, for a fate to be decided by lot, she is confronted with yet another trial. Crushed by loss and exposed to violence, she experiences the collapse of every stable point in her world. In this liminal time, after the end of the war, violence persists; and there, on this threshold, mourning coexists with the need for justice, blurring the boundaries between morality and vengeance.

The directorial approach focuses on the multi-layered nature of the tragic heroine, while the Chorus functions as an active stage mechanism, propelling the action towards a strongly collective and almost cosmic dimension.

Hecuba transcends the concept of revenge and becomes a reflection on violence, loss, and human endurance, engaging with a world where conflicts continue to leave indelible marks.

• WITH ENGLISH AND GREEK SURTITLES
• SUITABLE FOR AGES 12+
• DURATION: 120 MINUTES