Note: No longer in repertoire!

 

Farm wife and mother Francesca Johnson leads a quiet life in Madison County, Iowa. Her steady routine takes an unexpected turn when Robert Kincaid, a solitary, well-travelled photographer, stops to ask for directions to a covered bridge he has come to photograph.

At the heart of the play is the life-changing love between Francesca and Robert, and how it transforms both their lives forever. Francesca makes a selfless choice, but in doing so, she gives up “herself”. Francesca’s children inherit their mother’s story. How does their mother’s experience change their lives and shape the choices they make?

This new stage adaptation focuses on Francesca and Robert’s encounter and their breathtakingly beautiful love story – on how two people find each other, and nothing is ever the same again.

Robert James Waller’s novel soared to the top of the bestseller lists in the 1990s, and its film adaptation turned Hiljaiset sillat into a worldwide phenomenon. This timeless love story has touched millions of people around the world.

Hiljaiset sillat reminds us that everyone has a story, many have secrets, and we all have dreams.

Performance rights: Agency North / Colombine Teaterförlag

This profoundly moving and deeply human play invites us to reflect on what love means to our sense of self and to our lives.