Ett hjärta i dagens läge

An eerie, breakneck interrogation drama. Lisa, who is approaching seventy, is accused of a serious crime. During the police interview, she begins to tell her story. Soon she is steering the conversation, and reality slowly slips out of joint.

Something happened there on the platform – but what?

Ann Petrén and Sylvia Rauan come together in an eerie, breakneck interrogation drama with a feel for the sad comedy of everyday life. Piece by piece, the ominous puzzle of Lisa’s worldview takes shape. Is she a victim or a perpetrator? Or both?

Ett hjärta i dagens läge is a play by John Ajvide Lindqvist, world-renowned for his depictions that make fear crawl 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 appeared.

Together, they now create an intense and unsettling drama about the consequences of loneliness and insecurity – and the unwillingness to accept blame.

“Anyone who has a heart these days would do best to stay hidden and keep their gob shut. That’s how things have become. In our beloved Sweden.”

– Lisa in Ett hjärta i dagens läge

Running time: 1 hour 30 minutes

Creators and artistic team:

Cast: Ann Petrén and Sylvia Rauan

Written by: John Ajvide Lindqvist

Director: Anna Takanen

Set and lighting design: SUTODA/Tobias Hagström-Ståhl

Costume and make-up: Patricia Svajger

Music: Simon Steensland

Dramaturg: Jani Lohikari

Produced by Riksteatern

Organised 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.