25 February — 7 March
Our hero lies comatose in a Baku hospital bed as his soul travels to a celestial waiting room where he encounters his first wife … and learns some unexpected truths about the life he led on Earth. Elchin’s quirky comedy invites viewers into an immersive theatrical experience that challenges what we think we know about our lives and the people closest to us. Elchin, one of Azerbaijan’s most eminent contemporary writers, published his first novel in 1959 when he was just 16. His writing for the stage has established the ‘Elchin Theatre’ style, tackling human dilemmas with a noticeably Azerbaijani accent, making them both highly local and, at the same time, universal.