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 the one controlling the conversation, while reality slowly unravels. 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 dark comedy. Piece by piece, the sinister puzzle of Lisa's worldview comes together. 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 guilt.

Performance length: 1 hour 30 minutes

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

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