

PELIKĀNI UN VĪNOGAS is a poignant comedy theatre production in Riga at the Jaunais Rīgas teātris from 12 November 2026 to 6 January 2027. Based on Rex Pickett’s play “Sideways”, it follows two men travelling through California’s wineries and meeting two women, as a story about a midlife crisis becomes a poetic journey into the world of wine. Directed by Alvis Hermanis, the cast includes Jānis Skutelis, Ivars Krasts, Jana Čivžele, Inga Ungure or Kristīne Krūze, Elita Kļaviņa, Ritvars Logins and Aminata Grieta Diarra. Created in the road movie genre, the production runs for 3 hours 10 minutes in two acts. Address: Lāčplēša iela 25, Riga.