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Rolle, a celebrity meteorologist on his way into the broadcast, gets a call that makes everything go black. He is thrown back into his own repressed subconscious, with melting snow running under his shirt and mocking laughter echoing in his ears. The hatred, betrayal and unhealed wounds are exposed, as is the realization of what could have happened when violence breeds violence. 

What happens under the surface of a broken head that a bunch of kids smash just to pass the time? That is the question the award-winning science journalist Marcus Rosenlund asks himself in his newly written play Grandfather’s Mauser. Rosenlund, who himself was severely bullied during his childhood, picks from his own experiences and reflects through the characters Rolle and Henrik on what happened, and what could have happened. 

“It took me several years before I even realized how horrible and dark my thoughts had been. At the time, I did not understand the breadth and depth of the black abyss at the edge of which I had balanced. I had no idea of the potential, horrific consequences. I just wanted to silence the laughter and taunts,” says Rosenlund, who in the middle of the desolate period happened to find an old Mauser gun in his grandfather’s closet.

In Michaela Granit’s colourful direction, the main character Rolle’s emotional weather map is transformed into a powerful story about vulnerability and social divisions, with room for grandfather’s war trauma but also sausage sandwiches in grandma’s kitchen. Despite the darkness, there is a glimpse of brightening between the clouds, and perhaps a path towards reconciliation.

 

Celebrity meteorologist Rolle is on his way to live when he receives a call that sends everything dark. He is uncontrollably thrown back into his repressed subconscious, where melted snow runs inside his shirt and malicious laughter echoes in his ears. Hatred, betrayal, and unhealed wounds are exposed, as is the perception of what could have happened when violence begets violence.

What happens under the surface in a broken head that a group of young people are breaking up just to pass the time? This is the question that award-winning science journalist Marcus Rosenlund poses in his new play text, which will be premiered on 11 March. In Lillan.  Rosenlund, who was harshly bullied in his youth, picks up bits and pieces of his own experiences and, through the story’s protagonists, Rolle and Henrik, ponders what happened and what could have happened.

“It took many years before I even realized how horrible and dark the thoughts in my head had been. When the bullying was over, I didn’t understand the breadth and depth of this black abyss I had been balancing on. I had no idea of the consequences of this. I just wanted to silence the laughter and insults,” says Rosenlund, who happened to find an old Mauser pistol in his grandfather’s closet during the inconsolable period.

Under the colourful direction of Michaela Granit, the protagonist Rolle’s emotional weather map is shaped into a strong story of exclusion and social gaps, leaving room for both grandfather’s war traumas and sausage rolls in grandmother’s kitchen. Despite the darkness, there is a glimmer of light between the clouds, and perhaps even a road to reconciliation.

 

Note! The performance is in Swedish and will be subtitled in Finnish via the THEA application.