A Heart in These Times

Lisa, approaching seventy, is accused of a serious crime. During her police interrogation, she begins to tell her story - and soon she is the one controlling the conversation, as reality slowly twists out of shape. Something happened on the platform, but what? Ann Petrén and Anna Wallander meet in an eerie interrogation drama with a keen sense of everyday's melancholy humour, where Lisa's worldview is revealed piece by piece. Is she a victim or a perpetrator? Or both?

The play is written by John Ajvide Lindqvist and directed by Anna Takanen, who previously directed Ajvide Lindqvist's "The Unlawful" at St. Paul's Church in Stockholm in 2019 - the production where the character Lisa first saw the light of day. Together they create a drama about the consequences of loneliness and insecurity, and about the unwillingness to bear responsibility.

"Whoever has a heart in these times is best off staying hidden and keeping their mouth shut. That's how it's become. In our beloved Sweden." - Lisa in "A Heart in These Times"

Performance length: 1 hour 30 minutes

By: John Ajvide Lindqvist | Directed by: Anna Takanen | Set design and lighting: SUTODA/Tobias Hagström-Ståhl | Costume and makeup: Patricia Svajger | Music: Simon Steensland

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