This resource provides information on export ready Finnish productions that are tourable and suited for the international market right now. It offers a brief introduction to each of the featured shows, along with promotional photographs and video clips, technical information and contact details for further enquiries.
THEM
| Theatre: |
Spindrift Theatre |
| Premiere: |
22.6.2022 |
| Produced / co-produced by: |
Supported by: From Start To Finnish, Nordic Culture Point, Arts Promotion Centre Finland, Finnish Cultural Foundation, Icelandic Cultural Foundation Rannís, Reykjavik City, Finnish-Icelandic Cultural Foundation |
How can you live, when a huge part of you is repressed?
THEM presents the pain of not fitting in, the thrill in finding your strength, the shame of misusing it and the sorrow of not knowing how to cry. It is a performance about men dealing with toxic masculinity and women dealing with men – everyone trying to have the right to be, just be.
Four women from Iceland and Finland dive into the world of men and share their stories about love, fathers, sexuality, pride and the fear of being a burden. By visiting someone else’s life, the actresses try to understand their own condition living in a world that’s not designed for them.
The audience will experience men fighting against being vulnerable and finding out why they need to be.
This award-winning physical theatre performance, based on dozens of interviews with male identifying people from different countries, as well as the creators’ own personal stories, has been in the making since 2016. It has taken on many different shapes and forms since, with audiences in Iceland, Finland, Sweden and the UK, and received great reviews.
Touring information
| Running time at full length |
60 min. |
| Interval |
no |
| Stage required (height/width/depth) |
min. width + depth + height: Ideal 10mx10mx7m / minimum 6mx6mx4m |
| No. of people on tour |
5 |
| No. of performers |
4 |
| Used language |
English |
| Subtitles |
no |
| English synopsis |
yes |
| Availability for workshop and educational work |
Yes |
Key personnel
| Directed by |
Unnur Elísabet Gunnarsdottir |
| Written by |
Working group |
| Concept by |
Spindrift Theatre |
| Performers |
Bergdís Júlia Jóhannsdottir, Marjo Lahti, Anna Korolainen Crevier, Tinna Thorvalds Önnudottir |
| Lighting design |
Juliette Louste |
| Stage design |
Sara Hjördís Blöndal |
| Costume design |
Sara Hjördís Blöndal |
| Other credits |
Composed (music) by Ragnheiđur Erla Björnsdóttir |
Contact information
| Contact |
Anna Korolainen Crevier |
| Telephone |
+358-(0)50 575 0650 |
| Email |
spindrifttheatre@gmail.com |
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