Karagoz

«This is my hand, Karagoz, reaching out to you,
The fire of love has ignited in my heart.

Your image appears before my eyes like a flame,
Your flowing dress, pale as fine silk, shimmering in the wind.»

Kazakh oral poetry

Fate and hardship, love and hostility. Freedom of spirit and inner turmoil. The struggle between the individual and society… A tragedy shaped by time and social order… Youth intoxicated by poetic passion, and an era crying out in despair. The torment of reason within a soul torn in two… The golden treasury of Kazakh drama.

Syrim and Narsha… Karagoz - a work that reveals the depths of Mukhtar Auezov’s inner world, a story that has stirred regret and remorse, anguish and compassion for generations. A national treasure, presented on the stage of the National Theatre.

We invite you, dear audience, to witness it.

Cast: Akmaral Tanabayeva, Anuar Bektas, Ulan Kabyl, Ainur Zhetpisbayeva, Erzhan Nurymbet, Leilo Beknazar, Kuandyk Kystykbay, Ergulan Zhanpeissov, Birzhan Zhunisov, Kairzhan Sadykov, Botagoz Maksutova, Nartai Saudanbekuly.