Šerbedžija's Lear Bids Farewell at Brijuni
A round table at the Summer Cinema brought together key figures from the history of Teatar Ulysses, who reminisced about 26 years of the cult performance. The final show is scheduled for August 13.
A round table at the Summer Cinema brought together key figures from the history of Teatar Ulysses, who reminisced about 26 years of the cult performance. The final show is scheduled for August 13.
Rade Šerbedžija, who has been playing Lear for a quarter of a century, spoke emotionally about his decision to step down. "I guess Shakespeare kept me going until I was 80. I feel like I'm only now playing him well," the actor said. He admitted that what he will miss most is what he calls "divine inspiration", those rare moments on stage when an actor achieves something beyond conscious control.
While Lenka Udovički admitted that she finds it hard even to imagine the final performance, Šerbedžija left an ambiguous remark that doesn't sound like a definitive goodbye: "So the stars have said."
After 26 Brijuni summers, on August 13, Rade Šerbedžija will step out of Fort Minor as King Lear for the last time. Although the play may be ending, the story that began in 2001 on Mali Brijuni with a group of friends, as they note from Ulysses, is unlikely to end with it.
