Destroy This Play

What if everyone around you was just an actor and you yourself were playing the lead role without knowing it? When this thought takes hold of Sam, it becomes hard to see the world as before. At home, life goes on with its usual lines, at school the tough crowd rules, and everywhere people seem to follow a secret script that Sam has never seen. Then one day the Play itself starts talking - and reveals that everything is predetermined: the roles, the lines, the costumes. But it also gives Sam the choice to play along or tear the entire story apart.

Destroy This Play begins as a traditional theatre experience, but soon the form breaks down into joyful chaos where nothing is sacred. The adult world's truths, rules and expectations are twisted and turned in a wild metatheater game around the question: what happens if you take control of your own story?

The play is written and directed by Emil Nilsson-Mäki, founder of Skuggateatern in Umeå. His previous productions - including Gargantua, I am not a girl and Lyssnaren - have been selected for festivals such as Bibu and Scenkonstbiennalen. Performance length: 50 min.

Cast: Josse Matsson, Magdi Saleh, Joséphine Wistedt. Set and costume design: Hanna Cecilia W Lindkvist. Sound design: Anna Haglund. Mask design: Matilda Bragner. Dramaturg: Jani Lohikari. A co-production with Örebro Teater.