Two Small White Balls of Celluloid with Blue Stripes

The production is based on Franz Kafka's story about Blumfeld - a man who has come home and begun speaking aloud to himself, with no one to talk to, no one listening, no one witnessing his life in this room. The piece was previously dramatized by Allan Edwall under the title "Better Without a Dog", one of the most frequently performed Kafka adaptations on the Swedish stage. This version has been carefully assembled by Kafka scholar Hans Blomqvist, who also directs. Erik Åkerlind plays Blumfeld - the same artist who participated when Blomqvist and Blomqvist took on Kafka's world in "The Nest" in 2012.

Production: Gothenburg Dramatic Theatre

Based on a work by: Franz Kafka
Script and direction: Hans Blomqvist
On stage: Erik Åkerlind as Blumfeld
Set design: Jesper Lundaahl
Costumes: Agnes Gry
Lighting, sound design, and technical direction: Jacki Román
Production assistant: Sima Revenvall
Assistant director: Frida Wahlgren
Make-up: Jessica Cederholm
Prompt: Miia Rasku
Foyer attendant: Annika Ullerstam
Drawing: Franz Kafka
Production and layout: Robin Pohlstrand Björkman