Phantom of the Everyday

A living room stands at the center of the stage. Doors and windows can open at any moment to let in so-called ordinary people - with their peculiar habits, manners, and behaviors. Scenes of everyday life and celebrations alternate, and everyone seems to strive for the same thing: to be normal. It goes so-so.

Vardagens fantom is inspired by Luis Buñuel's film The Phantom of Liberty, but here the gaze is directed not toward freedom but toward the everyday. What happens to us when we constantly see ourselves reflected in others' eyes? When normality becomes a project? Finnish playwright and director Saara Turunen creates a melodic stage collage where absurdity and melancholy go hand in hand, with plenty of humor, a touch of sadness, and a warm eye for life's oddities.

The performance is in Finnish with Finnish and Swedish subtitles. Duration: 1 hour 40 minutes.

Cast: Katja Küttner, Anssi Niemi, Ylermi Rajamaa, Sara Soulié, Daniel Virtanen. Direction: Saara Turunen. Choreography: Janina Rajakangas. Set design: Milja Aho. Costume design: Laura Haapakangas. Lighting design: Erno Aaltonen. Lighting adaptation for tour: Ada Halonen. Sound design: Tuuli Kyttälä.

Riksteatern in collaboration with Espoon teatteri, Turunen Company, and Q-teatteri.