{"id":2592,"date":"2025-09-12T20:01:18","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T17:01:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kalnuslenis.lt\/?page_id=2592"},"modified":"2025-10-11T17:34:59","modified_gmt":"2025-10-11T14:34:59","slug":"queen-bona","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.kalnuslenis.lt\/?page_id=2592&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"\u201eQueen Bona\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\u201eQueen Bona\u201d<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Bona \u2013 a play based on the novel Queen Bona<\/em>
by Ukrainian writer Halina Auderska<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Performance annotation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n


Queen Bona<\/em> is a theatrical story about one of the most influential rulers of 16th-century Europe \u2013 Bona Sforza, Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania. On stage come alive the dramatic experiences of Bona\u2019s final years: visions, the burden of guilt and ambition, the paradoxes of power and motherhood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Queen recalls her struggle for the throne of her son Sigismund Augustus, constant conflicts with magnates, personal losses, and the shadow of suspicion. The audience witnesses her legendary relationship with Barbara Radziwi\u0142\u0142, accusations surrounding the deaths of young queens, and the unquenchable flame of her thirst for power.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The performance balances between reality and hallucinations: Bona converses with her servant Papakoda, with the ghosts of the dead, with herself, and with God. It is a portrait of a strong yet lonely ruler, raising the question \u2013 can power bring peace if the soul remains restless?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A plot full of tension, passion, revenge, and jealousy leaves more questions than answers:
Why did Sigismund Augustus\u2019s first wife die? Why were there so many intrigues between Bona and the Radziwi\u0142\u0142 family? Did Barbara Go\u0161tautait\u0117\u2013Radziwi\u0142\u0142 truly seduce the Queen\u2019s son? And did Bona really poison her?.. And who is the mysterious Papakoda?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

History lives as long as we live! Vivat!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cast:<\/strong>
Bona \u2013 Rasa Vasiliauskien\u0117
Papakoda \u2013 Algimantas Ra\u0161imas<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Playwright and Director:<\/strong> Andr\u0117ja Stulginskien\u0117
Video Editing and Filming:<\/strong> Alanas Augustas Buivydas (July 7, 2024 \u2013 the day of Sigismund Augustus\u2019s death)
Lighting:<\/strong> Julius Kan\u010diauskis
Partner:<\/strong> Kelm\u0117 Small Theatre
Premiere:<\/strong> 2016, Naujoji Akmen\u0117<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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