"Spiritual Matters" by the famous Swedish director and writer Ingmar Bergman is a portrait of Victoria, a strong woman tormented by life's trials and unfulfilled dreams and seeking reconciliation with herself. These are some of Victoria's imaginary conversations with her husband, her friends, her maid, her father, a random acquaintance, and finally - with herself. A glimpse into the burnt-out soul of a middle-aged woman is bewilderingly honest and frank.
One of the brightest actresses of her generation, Gintarė Latvėnaitė, plays Victoria in the one-man show of the Vilnius Small Theater, directed by Kirils Glušajev. The creators of the show reveal Victoria's restless, unruly nature and the unfulfilled desire of a high society woman to become an actress. Constantly changing masks, Victoria turns her whole life into a theatrical performance. She imagines the theater as a promise of harmony that gives hope here, where we live "in our prison, in our terrible loneliness, surrounded by cruelty", but the theater itself kills her, depriving her of the opportunity to be herself. On stage, the imposing Victoria tries on different roles, and in the video projections we see a completely different woman - one who has discovered the truth.
In "Spiritual Matters", the creators of the play ask: doesn't life remind you of a madhouse where masks change faster than the air? Perhaps it is more like the theater of life? A life of madness? Or is it just a crazy theater game?
