Ett hjärta i dagens läge

A chilling, nail-biting interrogation drama. Lisa, approaching seventy, is accused of a serious crime. During the police interrogation, she begins to tell her story. Soon she is the one controlling the conversation, and reality slowly starts to come apart.

Something happened there on the platform – but what?

Ann Petrén and Anna Wallander come together in a chilling, nail-biting interrogation drama with a feel for the sorrowful comedy of everyday life. Piece by piece, the ominous puzzle of Lisa’s worldview is put together. Is she a victim or a perpetrator? Or both?

Ett hjärta i dagens läge is a play by John Ajvide Lindqvist, world-famous for his depictions that make fear creep under your skin. Here he works with director Anna Takanen, who previously directed Ajvide Lindqvist’s De obehöriga at S:t Paulskyrkan in Stockholm in 2019 – the play in which the character Lisa first came to life.

Together they now create a taut and unsettling drama about the consequences of loneliness and insecurity – and the reluctance to bear guilt.

“Anyone who has a heart in today’s world would be well advised to stay hidden and keep their mouth shut. That’s how things have become. In our beloved Sweden.”

– Lisa in Ett hjärta i dagens läge

Running time: 1 hour 10 minutes

Credits and artistic team:

Cast: Ann Petrén and Anna Wallander

By: John Ajvide Lindqvist

Directed by: Anna Takanen

Set design and lighting: SUTODA/Tobias Hagström-Ståhl

Costume and make-up: Patricia Svajger

Music: Simon Steensland

Dramaturg: Jani Lohikari

Produced by Riksteatern

Presented in collaboration with Årsta Folkets Hus and ABF, with support from the City of Stockholm and the district administrations of Enskede-Årsta-Vantör, Hägersten-Älvsjö and Skarpnäck.