The Eccentrics
Age Restriction: Children under 12 are not admitted.
Running time: 90 minutes
A Story of Love, Debts and the Second Law of Thermodynamics
Inspired by a fairy-tale narrative, "The Eccentrics” blends elements of absurdity, satire, magical realism, and poetic drama.
This is the story of Ertaoz, a guileless country boy who sets out into the world in search of his destiny.
Along the way he finds himself in gaol, where he meets an old scientist imprisoned because of an ill-fated love - and quite unexpectedly receives an academic education. Together, the young man and the old scientist conceive a plan to build the world’s first flying machine: a vessel that will carry them above the bounds of earthly existence and deliver them to freedom.
Poetic, ironic and profoundly human, The Eccentrics is the very quintessence of the Gabriadze World.
Gabriadze Theatre Season presenters: SOLO | Visa
DIRECTOR’S NOTE
“An eccentric, in our case, is anyone who — despite society’s disapproval — believes to the very end in their own unconventional ideas. Their contemporaries may well laugh at them, but time has shown that it was precisely ‘eccentrics’ such as these who changed the world for the better. When my father left behind a successful cinema career , some people thought the same of him — yet it is thanks to his eccentricity that our theatre exists at Shavteli 12+1.
“As for the fact that The Eccentrics is a story about love, debts and the Second Law of Thermodynamics — well, love and debts are easy enough to understand. In thermodynamics, the final formula our heroes arrive at, ds/dt=0, is also known as the Law of Entropy. It signifies the cessation of a struggle, the attainment of peace, and transcendence — Ertaoz and Christephore are freed from every earthly burden: from ill-fated love, from debts, from prison — and, passing through the madhouse, they take flight and rise up into the sky.”
Running time: 90 minutes
A Story of Love, Debts and the Second Law of Thermodynamics
Inspired by a fairy-tale narrative, "The Eccentrics” blends elements of absurdity, satire, magical realism, and poetic drama.
This is the story of Ertaoz, a guileless country boy who sets out into the world in search of his destiny.
Along the way he finds himself in gaol, where he meets an old scientist imprisoned because of an ill-fated love - and quite unexpectedly receives an academic education. Together, the young man and the old scientist conceive a plan to build the world’s first flying machine: a vessel that will carry them above the bounds of earthly existence and deliver them to freedom.
Poetic, ironic and profoundly human, The Eccentrics is the very quintessence of the Gabriadze World.
Gabriadze Theatre Season presenters: SOLO | Visa
DIRECTOR’S NOTE
“An eccentric, in our case, is anyone who — despite society’s disapproval — believes to the very end in their own unconventional ideas. Their contemporaries may well laugh at them, but time has shown that it was precisely ‘eccentrics’ such as these who changed the world for the better. When my father left behind a successful cinema career , some people thought the same of him — yet it is thanks to his eccentricity that our theatre exists at Shavteli 12+1.
“As for the fact that The Eccentrics is a story about love, debts and the Second Law of Thermodynamics — well, love and debts are easy enough to understand. In thermodynamics, the final formula our heroes arrive at, ds/dt=0, is also known as the Law of Entropy. It signifies the cessation of a struggle, the attainment of peace, and transcendence — Ertaoz and Christephore are freed from every earthly burden: from ill-fated love, from debts, from prison — and, passing through the madhouse, they take flight and rise up into the sky.”
— Leo Gabriadze, Director
May Dates: 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31
Celebrate our anniversary season with a special treat — enjoy a Gabriadze café 20% discount on the day of your performance with your ticket (excludes alcohol).
Discount applies only to tickets purchased at our ticket office on 26 Shavteli St, please present your ticket and discount card at the cafe.
Discount applies only to tickets purchased at our ticket office on 26 Shavteli St, please present your ticket and discount card at the cafe.
Performers
Christephore - Amiran Amiranashvili
Ertaoz - Nika Paikridze
Margarita - Rusudan Bolkvadze
Khuta - Zaza Papuashvili
Noshrevani - Imeri Kavsadze
Triphon - David Dvalishvili
The Priest - Gia Abesalashvili
Sirbiladze - Jano Izoria
Christephore - Amiran Amiranashvili
Ertaoz - Nika Paikridze
Margarita - Rusudan Bolkvadze
Khuta - Zaza Papuashvili
Noshrevani - Imeri Kavsadze
Triphon - David Dvalishvili
The Priest - Gia Abesalashvili
Sirbiladze - Jano Izoria
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Literary Editor:
Sound Editor:
Musical Arrangement:
Lighting Designer:
Supply Manager:
General Manager:
Rezo Gabriadze
Leo Gabriadze
Veronika Gabriadze
Tamar Amirajibi
Tamar Kobakhidze
Tamta Turmanidze
David Khositashvili
David Khositashvili and Nino Janjghava
Mamuka Bakradze
Avto Tsertsvadze
Natela Tsiklauri
Leo Gabriadze
Veronika Gabriadze
Tamar Amirajibi
Tamar Kobakhidze
Tamta Turmanidze
David Khositashvili
David Khositashvili and Nino Janjghava
Mamuka Bakradze
Avto Tsertsvadze
Natela Tsiklauri
Animators
Tamar Amirajibi, Badri Gvazava, Irakli Sharashidze, Medea Bliadze, Tamar Kobakhidze, Giorgi Giorgobiani, Natia Demetrashvili, Mariam Ikoshvili, Nino Migriauli, Mikheil Barnovi, Beno Jijiashvili, Imeda Guliashvili
Puppet Masters and Set Designers
Giorgi Giorgobiani, Levan Mindorashvili, Beno Jijiashvili, Imeda Guliashvili, Tamar Kobakhidze, Medea Bliadze, Nino Tatarashvili
The puppets and set designs were created in the theatre’s own workshops according to Rezo Gabriadze’s own sketches. An original musical score, drawing on Georgian folk and classical music, was recorded specially for the production.
Tamar Amirajibi, Badri Gvazava, Irakli Sharashidze, Medea Bliadze, Tamar Kobakhidze, Giorgi Giorgobiani, Natia Demetrashvili, Mariam Ikoshvili, Nino Migriauli, Mikheil Barnovi, Beno Jijiashvili, Imeda Guliashvili
Puppet Masters and Set Designers
Giorgi Giorgobiani, Levan Mindorashvili, Beno Jijiashvili, Imeda Guliashvili, Tamar Kobakhidze, Medea Bliadze, Nino Tatarashvili
The puppets and set designs were created in the theatre’s own workshops according to Rezo Gabriadze’s own sketches. An original musical score, drawing on Georgian folk and classical music, was recorded specially for the production.
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