At Töölö Square, a group of neighbours gather to discuss a problem: unauthorised persons have started to move around in the stairwell. People have also moved around in the basement, in the storage rooms and in the laundry room. In addition, someone has not picked up after their dog.

Suggestions are pouring in: a new code lock, more cameras, better lighting, maybe even facial recognition at the gate? At the same time, the old neighbour conflicts are bubbling up – who always leaves rubbish behind and lets unauthorized people into the stairwell? You certainly don’t pay several hundred thousand to have to feel insecure in your own staircase.

As fears grow, distrust and anxiety come to the surface. What is real, what is imagined and how are we affected by each other when we are driven by anxiety, loneliness and a longing for security?

With warm humour, horror master John Ajvide Lindqvist depicts how easily the sense of security can be shaken and how quickly a “we” can become a “them”.

Performed in Swedish. The performance is subtitled in Finnish and Swedish via the Subtitle Mobile app. The app can be downloaded for free via the App Store or Google Play. During the performance, you will then follow the subtitles on your own screen, which serves as a subtitling device. NOTE! In the auditorium, there is no screen from which you can see the subtitles.

During selected performances , it is allowed to bring drinks from the foyer bar in the auditorium. The performancesare marked K18 in the gaming calendar and there is an age limit of 18 years for these performances due to alcohol legislation.

 

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A group of Töölö residents gather to discuss the problem: inappropriate people have started to move around in their stairwell. People have also moved around in the basement, storage rooms and laundry room. And to top it all off, someone hasn’t collected their dog’s droppings.

Suggestions are pouring in: a new code lock, more cameras, better lighting, maybe even facial recognition for the front door? At the same time, old neighbour disputes come to the surface – who always leaves the trash lying around and lets strangers into the stairwell? After all, no one pays hundreds of thousands of euros for their apartment to feel unsafe in their own stairwell.

As fears grow, suspicion and anxiety rise to the surface. What is real, what is imagined – and how do we affect each other when we are guided by worry, loneliness and a longing for security?

Through gentle humour, the master of horror John Ajvide Lindqvist describes how easily the sense of security can be shaken and how quickly “we” can become “them”.

Performed in Swedish. The performance will be subtitled in Finnish and Swedish via the Subtitle Mobile mobile application. You can download the app free of charge from the App Store or Google Play. During the screening, you will follow the subtitles on your own smartphone screen. Note! There is no screen in the hall to see the subtitles.

It is allowed to bring drinks from the lobby bar to selected performances. The performances are marked with K18 in the performance calendar, and there is an age limit of 18 years for these performances in accordance with alcohol legislation.