We invite you to the long-awaited premiere of the performance “I see, you are interested in darkness”. This is a stage adaptation of the novel of the same name by Illarion Pavlyuk, which became the best-selling book in Ukraine in 2023. Get ready to experience an exciting story full of anxiety, a sense of hopelessness, and complex meanings.
Darkness that exposes the human essence
At the center of the plot of the performance “I see, you are interested in darkness” – is criminal psychologist Andriy Haister, who arrives in the isolated village of Buskiv Sad to investigate the disappearance of a small girl. He hopes for a quick resolution of work matters, but the locals are not at all willing to help in the search. Moreover, they are not scared either by the presence of the mysterious serial maniac nicknamed the Beast, nor even by the fact that any attempt to get out of Buskiv Sad is doomed to fail.
The performance gradually turns into a deep psychological thriller about fear, silence, and the darkness that can live inside any person. Is Andriy ready to immerse himself in this darkness and find the necessary answers without losing the most valuable thing?
The performance tours Ukraine
Illarion Pavlyuk created a multilayered mystical novel that captivated and impressed hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians. In 2025, this story received a worthy theatrical embodiment, on which “Wild Theatre” and the Maria Zankovetska National Theatre collaborated. And the performance started to gather full houses every time as it toured the theatrical stages of Ukraine. So don't miss the opportunity to see the theatrical reflection of the cult novel “I see, you are interested in darkness”!
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