The premiere of the cabaret‑theatre production «19.14» took place in 2014 and was timed to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the start of World War I.
What do we know about World War I, apart from the fact that it began with the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and that poison gas was used for the first time in it? What is the Great Trench War, which is the subject of Remarque’s novel «All Quiet on the Western Front»? These questions sparked the creators’ interest in such an important, yet undeservedly modest, place in our memory — a grand episode in the history of the 20th century.
But don’t think that you’ll be presented with some kind of historical spectacle filled with didactic pathos, a lecture on human cruelty. The story will be told in the cabaret genre; the host here is the master of ceremonies, and his only goal is to entertain the audience with songs and funny stories—at least until…
