Faktiska händelser
Note: No longer in repertoire!
“While we are carrying our things into the rented three-room flat, he suddenly announces that he won’t be moving in with me. But the subject is so incredibly heavy and sad and Finnish. And it doesn’t reflect me at all as a person.”
Faktiska händelser tells stories about losing a child, about a husband leaving his wife for another woman, about travelling alone to an island, about singing in a rock choir, about suddenly discovering that you have a half-sister, and about what happens when there is salt in the sugar bowl…
”But that’s how it is: I rarely make decisions. Things happen, and there you are: you fall in love, children are born, jobs are offered, divorces become inevitable…”
Faktiska händelser is about the things that are important or memorable in people’s lives: about love and loss, about what they believe in or what they regret, and what they want to say to those who hold power in the world.
”Dear decision-makers. Resign. The age of politicians is over. It is time for people to take over.”
The critically acclaimed Faktiska händelser introduces a range of people of different ages, genders, professions and places of residence; they have just one thing in common: they have at some point visited Lilla Teatern and want to share their story. Together, they offer an honest portrait of our times and of humanity: what is topical and what never changes.
“I regret nothing. Life is too short for that.”
“The performance is an emotional rollercoaster lasting just over two hours, stripped of pretension. The ensemble’s presence, interplay and raw talent are all that is needed to sustain the illusion and propel it forward. The ‘fourth wall’ between the stage and the audience is not torn down because it is never built in the first place, and the mode of address shifts with perfect balance between show and tell.” – Förlaget / Janne Strang
Faktiska händelser tells, among other things, of what it feels like to lose a child, how painful it is when your husband leaves you for another woman, how to react when an unknown half-sister appears out of nowhere, and what happens when there is salt in the sugar bowl…
Faktiska händelser explores in a genuine and honest way the things that are important and life-changing in people’s lives: love and loss, what people believe in and what they regret. And what they want to say to those in power.
This critically acclaimed Swedish-language production introduces a group of people united by just one thing: they have all visited Lilla Teatern at some point and want to share their stories. Together, they offer an honest portrait of our times and of humanity, of what is topical and what never changes.
The script is based on texts and interviews collected from Lilla Teatern audiences, in which they describe the event from their own lives that they would like to see on stage.
“The acting encompasses an immense range of different levels of empathy. The actors sketch the outlines; ultimately, each audience member colours in the picture for themselves—and that is precisely what they do. The audience cries, laughs, marvels and recoils at its own reflection, without the actors ever having to push or force it” – Helsingin Sanomat / Maria Säkö
Please note: The performance is in Swedish, with Finnish surtitles available through the THEA mobile app
