Anna Korolainen Crevier

Them

How can you live, when a huge part of you is repressed? 

“THEM” presents the pain of not fitting in, the thrill in finding your strength, the shame of misusing it and the sorrow of not knowing how to cry. It is a performance about men dealing with toxic masculinity and women dealing with men – everyone trying to have the right to be, just be.

Four women from Iceland and Finland dive into the world of men and share their stories about love, fathers, sexuality, pride and the fear of being a burden. By visiting someone else’s life, the actresses try to understand their own condition living in a world that’s not designed for them.

The audience will experience men fighting against being vulnerable and finding out why they need to be. 

This physical theatre performance, based on dozens of interviews with male identifying people from different countries, as well as the creators’ own personal stories, has been in the making since 2016. It has taken on many different shapes and forms since, with audiences in Iceland, Finland and England and received great reviews. This year it is performed in its final form in collaboration with Unnur Elísabet Gunnarsdóttir. 

Performances:

Aranya International Theatre Festival, Aranya, China, 2024

Edinburgh Fringe Festival, The Pleasance, Edinburgh, 2023

Tjarnarbio, Reykjavik, 2023

Gothenburg Fringe Festival, Gothenburg, 2022

Reykjavik Fringe Festival, Reykjavik, 2022

Jacksons Lane Theatre, London, 2022

Dansverkstadid, Reykjavik, 2021 (r&d)

Reykjavik Fringe Festival, Reykjavik, 2020 (r&d)

Viirus Theatre, Helsinki, 2017 (r&d)

Mikró festival, Höfn, 2017 (r&d)

Production: Spindrift Theatre, touring in collaboration with Square Planet production company

Working group: Bergdis Julia Johannsdottir, Marjo Lahti, Anna Korolainen Crevier, Tinna Thorvalds Önnudottir, Unnur Elisabet, Sara Blöndal, Juliette Louste, Nanna Gunnars, Audur Bergdis ja Ragnheidur Erla

During 2016–2017: Markus Alanen, Solveig Eva, Henriette Kristensen, Louis Crevier, Suvi Nousiainen ja Joonas Kristian Pernilä

Supported by: Nordic Culture Point, Finnish Cultural Foundation, Reykjavik City, Icelandic Cultural Foundation Rannis, Finnish-Icelandic Cultural Foundation, Ida Alberg Foundation: Petra Uexküll Foundation

More information: http://www.spindrift.team/them