Say Hi to Abdo!

Parties

Director and author

Mikita Ilyinchyk
STAGE DESIGNER and COSTUME ARTIST

Alexander Adamov
composer

Villem Rootalu
LIGHTING ARTIST

Denis Bretško
video artist

Laura Romanova
SOUND TECHNICIAN

Joonatan Kivi
Producer

Katarina Tomps
Translator

Ilona Martson
Stage manager

Triinu Reigo

Actors

EXPERT - Jaanika Arum, LABORANT - Elise Pottmann, ANNA - Liina Tennosaar, NATALIA - Epp Eespäev (Tallinna Linnateater), TOOMAS - Üllar Saaremäe.

We are in the courtroom of the future. The trial will begin shortly.

“Say Hi to Abdo!” explores what happens when humanity is digitised and compassion is archived. It’s political science fiction, courtroom drama, and manifesto all in one.

Two people are on trial – Toomas, a former border guard, and Natalia, a travel agent – whose decisions and actions have affected the lives of more people that they can imagine. An expert and a lab assistant working at the Institute of Genocide help create digital memories of people, giving back voice to the voiceless – those whose stories were left at the border.

The production uses documentary material that director Mikita Ilyinchuk found on the Polish-Belarusian border.

Premiere: 3 May 2024 at Vaba Lava Narva Theatre Centre.

Duration: 2h 30 min (with intermission)

Genre: documentary dystopia

TW! The play contains disturbing videos.

Language: Estonian

Big thanks to: 3D Mudel, Karin Tetsmann, Kaja Kupp, Sergei Poljatšihhin.

Theaterfestivals:

15.-19.08.2025 Vabaduse festival, Estonia