A Heart in These Times

Lisa, approaching seventy, is accused of a serious crime. During a police interrogation, she begins to tell her story - and soon she is controlling the conversation as reality slowly twists out of shape. Something happened on the platform, but what? Piece by piece, the sinister puzzle of Lisa's worldview emerges: is she a victim or a perpetrator? Or both?

Ann Petrén and Anna Wallander meet in an eerie interrogation drama with a keen eye for the sad comedy of everyday life. 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.

"Anyone with 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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