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• The offer is valid from 18.11.2025 to 19.11.2025

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„Behind the Dam” – Tammsaare Theatre

Tammsaare Theatre presents a touching and reflective play „Behind the Dam” – a story about people whose souls have accumulated feelings that can no longer be kept inside. A tale that speaks of a quiet Irish village where life goes its own way... until water begins to flow behind the dam – both in a literal and symbolic sense.

The performance brings to the stage human stories, memories, and secrets that are waiting to be freed. It is a poetic and deeply meaningful journey along the paths of silence, friendship, loss, and redemption – a reflection of how each of us builds our own dam within.

Author: Conor McPherson
Translator: Peeter Sauter
Director: Tiit Alte

Cast: Jana Volke-Valk or Ilona Sillamaa, Meelis Sekk, Andres Kask, Vane Üksküla (Salme Theatre), Kristjan Arunurm (Salme Theatre)

Artist: Jana Wolke
Lighting and sound designer: Kristo Klausson
Poster, program, and ticket: Kristjan Arunurm

Performance:
Tuesday, November 18 and Wednesday, November 19 at 19:00–21:00
Location: Teoteater, Vana-Kalamaja 9a, Tallinn
Doors and café open at 18:00

Duration: 2 hours (with one intermission)

„Behind the Dam” is a poetic production of Tammsaare Theatre that explores the inner world of a person and how the emotions accumulated in our souls can, at one moment, break free from behind the dam, changing both ourselves and our surroundings.

The production is supported by The Estonian Cultural Fund.
The premiere took place on June 10, 2025, in Peningi Manor.

Additional information:
Production webpage: https://www.tammsaareteater.ee/behind-the-dam/
Social media event: https://www.facebook.com/events/25081662901427767/
Tammsaare Theatre on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tammsaareteater