Anette,
you are the main character in your own movie
"The image of two doll-like women sitting smoking weed and tanning their lips is lovely beyond all sense, and at the same time we know that the intoxication is transient. Anette's faith that her fellow human beings will be happy to receive her seems almost infinite, but her fall through the world's circles is also both touching and terrifying."
- DN
The city stands and sways in childish silhouettes and light seeps through uneven window panes. The dolls' unique way of depicting the distance in human togetherness appears as if cut in glass. The expression as a whole is touchingly sad and at the same time sharply humorous.
- Southern Swedish
Actors Kajsa Ericsson and Erik Olsson perform all their roles on stage, that is, for the puppets and speak their lines. It is done so incredibly coordinated and with such empathy that you almost forget that it is not the actors' own bodies that are acting. The voices carry the personal tones, emotions and gestures and add something extra enchanting.
- Aftonbladet
For Erik Holmström, the central issue is, as usual, to point out how we as individuals can be inhibited in our vitality by heavy social structures. Erik Enocksson's cinematic music and sound image alternately carry dreams and suffocating resignation. The fantastic puppets designed by Maja Döbling, as well as Holmström's confident dialogues, reflect a present where everything feels pre-negotiated. Where we can only relate to soullessness and cling to duality for fear of facing ourselves.
- Swedish
By Erik Holmström
Premiere September 27 at Bastionen
Anette goes to the cinema and sees the Italian film Il Gondoliere, about the Venetian Giuseppe who comes out as gay at the age of seventy. She is so affected that it becomes the point of no return in her own life. Would it be too late to achieve your dreams just because you are about to retire? She decides to change her life and realize herself.
Malmö Puppet Theatre puts on a low-intensity performance that takes place in the middle of everyday life. With a realistic puppet theatre aesthetic, it explores a life journey that doesn't quite live up to expectations. We follow the sixty-three-year-old Anette in both humorous and painful situations when life no longer has a manual.
Show dates 2025
Bastionen Malmö
Saturday 27 September at 7 pm Premiere
Tuesday, September 30 at 7 p.m.
Wednesday 1 Oct at 7 pm
Thursday, October 2 at 7 p.m.
Friday 3 Oct at 7 pm
Saturday 4 Oct at 7 pm
Wednesday 8 Oct at 7 pm
Thursday 9 Oct at 7 pm
Friday 10 Oct at 7 pm
Saturday, October 11 at 7 p.m.
Sunday 12 Oct at 4 pm
Wednesday 15 Oct at 7 pm
Thursday 16 Oct at 7 pm
Friday 17 Oct at 7 pm
Saturday 18 Oct at 7 pm
Turteatern Stockholm
Thursday, December 11 at 7 p.m.
Friday, December 12 at 6 p.m.
Saturday, December 13 at 7 pm
Wednesday, December 17 at 7 p.m.
Thursday, December 18 at 7 pm
Friday, December 19 at 7 pm
Saturday, December 20 at 7 p.m.
On stage: Kajsa Ericsson and Erik Olsson*
screenplay, direction & scenography Erik Holmström
composition Erik Enocksson
Puppets Maja Döbling
attribute maker Malin Kihlberg
lighting design & technology Adrian Kautsky
technology Amanda Lebert
small dolls Isadora Nordegren**
performance photo Jenny Baumgartner
graphic design Mattias Broberg
producer Agnes Rosenberg
Help with manufacturing Jack Ekman, Jonas Bengtsson, Emma Bexell, Lotta Döbling, Bjørn Sannerud, Richard G Carlsson
The Nessun dorma choir
arrangements and management Jan Tavares
Emma Karlsson, Amanda Fritzén, Jonatan Ekelund, Lisa Jacobson, Agnes Rosenberg, Elin Rosenberg
Giuseppe's voice Daniel Rossetti
Thanks to Emma, Lina & Kicki at Bastionen, Viktor Littmarck, Turteatern, Johanna Mårtensson, Nadja Rosenberg, Per Carlsson, Fia Engström, Håkan Ingevik, Cisela Björklund. Moa Engström, Kent Sjöström, Susanna Dalla Santa, Eva Susso, Ingela Öhrner, Laila Nordegren, Eva Gafvelin Ramberg
*on loan from Malmö City Theatre
**intern from the Swedish Academy of Crafts
The performance is made with the support of Malmö City Theatre.
Contributor: The Swedish Arts Council, Malmö City and Region Skåne.
The show is 2 hours and 30 minutes long with an intermission.
The foyer opens 30 minutes before the start of the performance.
The bastion is accessible.
Here you will find more information about availability and about your visit to Bastionen.
If you are going to visit Turteatern in Stockholm, you can read here instead.
