Note: No longer in repertoire!

In Status Quo , we follow three different stories, all of which are about a young man at the beginning of his career: one is a real estate agent, another is a pharmacy intern and the third is an actor. All three are called Mikael Malmberg. Mikael is an ordinary guy.

Everywhere he is met with the same pattern: discrimination, manipulation and sexual advances. At home, Mikael takes care of the household and tries to be a good partner, but in a society where women decide, every Mikael is nothing more than a Mike.

Maja Zade’s play wittily depicts how familiar roles and worlds become absurd when gender roles are turned upside down.

The performance is artistic director Jakob Höglund’s farewell direction for Lilla Teatern.

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. The subtitle code of the performance is STA2. Read more about the subtitles here.

The status quo is part of the Swedish Cultural Foundation in Finland’s World on Stage project, which supports the translation and staging of international drama for Finnish theatres.

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In Status Quo, we follow three different stories, all of which tell the story of a young man at the beginning of his career: one is a real estate agent, another is a pharmacy trainee, and the third is an actor. All the men’s names are Mikael Malmberg. Mikael is an everyman.

Everywhere she encounters the same patterns: discrimination, manipulation and sexual advances. At home, Mikael takes care of the home and tries to be a good partner, but in a society where women rule, every Mikael is just Micke.

Written by Maja Zade , the play turns the power structures of society upside down and cleverly depicts how familiar roles and worlds change when a woman is replaced by a man.

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. The performance-specific code is STA2. Read more about subtitles here.

The performance is part of the Swedish Cultural Foundation in Finland’s World on Stage project, which supports the translation and performance of stage works in Finnish theatres.

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