Vanadzor’s Bohem Chamber Theatre closes Verelk festival with The Final Stop

The second Verelk theatre festival, which had hosted theatre companies from Yerevan and other Armenian cities in Armavir since 3 November, closed with The Final Stop, a production by Vanadzor’s Bohem Chamber Theatre directed by Sergey Yeghikyan.

The Final Stop tells the story of a family who emigrated from Armenia and now live in the United States. Before his death, the father expresses his final wish: to be buried in his homeland.

After his death, the mother and son find themselves at odds. The mother wants to honour her husband’s final wish and take his remains to Armenia, but her son opposes the move and faces a difficult choice between his homeland, memory and his own life.

The play raises questions about leaving and returning to one’s homeland, family, memory, loss and people’s ties to their national roots.

The theatre said the production was warmly received.