“ARMMONO” FIFTH FESTIVAL TO OPEN TODAY

Fifth Shakespeare International Theater Festival of mono performance will ceremonially open at the Theater of Young Audience late today, Mane Mkrtchyan, festival coordinator, told Panorama.am. In her words, the festival will close on September 18 with “Hamlet” staged. The festival will open with “Treatise on Handkerchief” staged by the actors of Tbilisi Theater after Rustavely.

Actors from Australia, Russia, Ukraine, Georgia, Germany, Iran as well as eight actors from different theaters of Yerevan will take part in the festival. In Mkrtchyan’s words, this festival is no different than others.

Within the framework of the festival, “Macbeth” of Yerevan Drama Theater will be staged. All 18 performances will be free of charge under the high auspices Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan.

The first “Armmono” international festival took place on September 24, 2003.