In the spring of 2001, an adaptation by the Keistuoliu Teatras entitled “Rule No. 1: It is forbidden to dream of Vilnius” was performed for the first time in Lithuania. In September 2003, with the support of the Schering Stiftung, this “Odd Men Theater” gave a guest performance of its “Taisykle Nr. 1” in Berlin.

There is no subway in Vilnius. The young woman from the provinces, who ventures into the city on her search for her favorite rock star, rides the trolley bus or wanders around the old part of town on foot. She encounters a variety of bizarre characters, the schoolgirls Hysterika and Erika, “Bottle-Bag Sofia,” a pregnant gypsy and, of course, the widows who, in the Lithuanian version, mourn, with religious idealization, for Stalin. On the steps of the registry office, the girl finally finds “the man of her dreams.”

The Keistuoliu Teatras was founded in 1989 by a group of young actors graduated from the Lithuanian Music Academy. In just a few years’ time, it became the most popular children’s and youth theater in Lithuania. Thirty premières and various video films so far testify to its success. Two hundred performances a year and tours both at home and abroad meet with an enthusiastic response.