Inferno

A homage to Dante, Strindberg, Fellini and Minimello

In homage to Dante, Strindberg, Fellini and Minimello, Inferno is a puppet show about a low-intensity breakdown.

Enrico is a respected theatre director who recently turned 42. He is expected to come in with a new script, but he has lost his inspiration. What previously seemed obvious and meaningful suddenly feels foreign. Housed in an apartment hotel in Malmö, he tries to escape a spiritual and artistic crisis, but between the unanswered text messages, another reality intrudes. And just like in all really good films, it is uncertain whether the main character is alive or dead, or if it is all just a dream.

Malmö Dockteater continues to invent its own puppet theatre for adults. In a game with reality and everyday life, we recreate familiar environments and situations - grocery stores, video meetings, train journeys, porn films, sports halls, hotel rooms. The performance is created using a mixture of toilet roll puppets, photomontage, live projections and sound editing. It is a collage of poetry and documentary, low budget and hi-tech, jokes and death anxiety, film and theatre. It is something that cannot be seen anywhere else but at Malmö Dockteater.

On stage: Erik Holmström, Henrik Svalander, Mattias Alheim

Erik Holmström − screenplay, direction, scenography

Henrik Svalander − actor, puppeteer, construction

Johanna Svensson − lighting design, video design, stage technology, construction

Mattias Alheim − live video, performance technician

Sandra Haraldsen − costume and mask design, photo & image concept

Christian Gabel − music

Sally Palmqvist Procopé − co-director

Lisa Nilsson − communication

Agnes Rosenberg − producer, communications manager

Voices:

André Nilsson, Anna Jonsson Björck, Bahador Foladi, Bo Palmqvist, Christian Gabel, David Rangborg,
Ellen Norlund, Eric Stern, Henrik Svalander, Johanna Svensson, Janna Granström, Jenny Möller Jensen, Jesper Feldt, Kajsa Ericsson, Karin Bengtsson, Kim Procopé,
Kristoffer Söderqvist, Marta Larson, Martin Zimmerman, Mattias LinderothMattias Lech, Mikael Palmqvist, Sally Palmqvist Procopé, Sandra Haraldsen, Sara Ericsson Stern, Vanna Rosenberg, Viktor Tjärneld, Wonny Söderqvist,

The Powerball Choir under the direction of Mira Ray

Thanks to: Oscar Steen, Martin Svalander, Jonathan Silén, Jens Westling, Olle Jernberg, Anna Wadström, Riksteatern Hallunda, MTAB

The show is approximately 1 hour and 45 minutes.

Premiere May 13, 2023

The Bastion, Norra Vallgatan 28, 211 25 Malmö