Daniel is expecting another unquiet night working the graveyard shift at a Vessel Traffic Services station in Helsingborg, Sweden. Because Daniel is haunted by ghosts of the past. Both in general and quite literally, in the form of Maggie, a vivacious Scottish woman he met on the MS Estonia on 28 September 1994 – the night it sank to the bottom of the Baltic Sea.
Years later, these two passengers meet again to share their secrets and confront what happened – both that night and since. Maggie is as funny and flirtatious as ever, but Daniel is a changed man. So we are led to ask, which of them really survived the sinking?
Survivors takes a bitter-sweet look at how humans deal with disaster, and is at once humorous, touching and sincere.
This performance is part of a series of dramatised readings that are being held around the Baltic Sea to mark the 30th anniversary of the sinking of the MS Estonia.
Written by – Billy O’Shea
Directed by – Zachariah Chamberlaine
FEATURING
Maggie – Emily Matthews
Daniel – Tom Gilder
Henrik – Ashwin Kumaravelayutham
Voice on the radio – Zach Chamberlaine
NOTE: This performance is a rehearsed staged reading, which means that the actors will act out the play on stage, but will read occasionally read from digital scripts that will not be visible to the audience.
PRESENTED BY: The Finn-Brit Players
SHOW DATES
- Fri 20 September 2024 @ 7 pm
- Sun 22 September 2024 @ 6 pm
DURATION: approx. 1 hr 40 minutes (no interval)
15 € – standard
12 € – students, retired, unemployed
12 €– FBP, SHT, FINNBRIT & Internations members
SCHEDULE
The doors will open 30 minutes before the start. Please arrive in good time – due to the setup of the stage, latecomers cannot be admitted.
Image: Black Swan