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Reykjavik ’74

In a dark blue lighted room, four performers are smiling and hugging each other except for one.

11th - 12th January 2019

Reykjavik ’74 by contemporary Polish playwright Marta Sakolowska, directed by Yura Divakov, tells of lives destroyed by the criminal justice system. This is not just a story of justice gone wrong, of false conviction and imprisonment, but of people brutalised by a system that is the antithesis of everything it should stand for.

Drawn directly from real-life cases, the production offers an unflinching expose of people aggressively interrogated, tortured and ultimately, killed – each one an innocent victim of a wholly corrupted system.

“Reykjavik ’74 looks at the predictability of society and humankind, the nature of abuse, and the repetition of social injustice. It presents a sober acceptance of reality and ourselves within it, highlighting our personal opportunity to break the vicious circle of hopeless life. The theatre form chosen by the director Yura Divakov is close to my identity as a feminine gender-non-binary person, and to my personal experience of experiencing and suppressing violence”

Makeout Magazine, 5 March 2020

 

In a dark blue lighted room two performers are wearing a bra, pantyhose and heels. One performer is on top of another. The one in the bottom has their arm stretched out and the one on top is pushing the floor as if doing push-up. The performers are lighted in red colour
In a dark blue lighted room the camera zooms onto the legs of the two performers lying on top of each other. The performers are wearing pantyhose and heels. Red lightbulb shines by the ceiling.
In a dark blue lighted room two performers are shined with red light. They are wearing a bra, underpants, pantyhose and high heels. One is lying down with the right arm and right leg in the air while the other is sitting sideways with the right arm reaching upwards.
In a dark blue lighted room there is one performer standing in between two legs of another performer. They are both wearing a bra, underpants, pantyhose and high heels. The One standing between two legs has their left arms stretched out as if to tell a story.
In a dark blue lighted room, a red light bulb is hanging by the ceiling. One performer wearing a bra is holding another performer wearing pantyhose and high heels up-side-down by the waist.
Zoom in to the floor in a dark blue lighted room. There is a silhouette of a performer's legs with high heels. On the floor there lies a lipstick and a crumpled piece of paper.
In a dark blue lighted room, a performer is wearing a bra and pantyhose. They are covered with water and are looking at the wet pieces of paper they are holding. The performer has heavy make up on and the red lipstick is smudged all over the lip area.
Zoom in to the floor in a dark blue lighted room. On the floor there lies a lipstick and a crumpled piece of paper.
In a dark blue lighted room, a red light bulb is hanging by the ceiling. Four performers are standing behind the light bulb in one line. They are all wearing underwear and long jackets
Post show discussion on stage. Five people are sitting on a chair. One in the middle with a panda shirt is talking.
Close up to the two speakers in the post show discussion.
Wide shot of the post show discussion with the actors and the producers.
Close up to the script. There's a red lipstick next to the script
Mid shot of the post show discussion.
Wide shot of the post show discussion with the actors and the producers. Every one is applauding
In a dark blue lighted room, four performers are smiling and hugging each other except for one.
Shadow of two people in a dark blue lighted room
In a dark blue lighted room, four performers are wearing a bra and pantyhose. Two of them are reading the scripts. One of them is wearing a black jacket and is talking to thin air
In a dark blue lighted room four performers are wearing pantyhose, bra, and high heels. Two of them are pumping their fists up and shouting. Two of them are holding scripts and one of them is wearing a jacket.
Three performers in a dark blue lighted room. They are wearing a bra, pantyhose and high heels. One on the right is sitting on the floor leaned against the wall, reading something from piece of paper. Two performers are on the left. One is kneeling down and kissing the hand of the other one standing, as if they are praying.
In a dark blue lighted room, three performers are wearing underwear and pantyhose with high heels. One on the left is wearing a jacket and is filming the others with a camera. The two others are pushing each other and fighting
Mid shot of a dark blue lighted room with three performers wearing a bra. One on the left is wearing a jacket and is filming the others with a camera. The two others are pushing each other and fighting
In a dark blue lighted room, four performers are wearing underwear and pantyhose with high heels. One on the left is wearing a jacket and is filming the others with a camera. One performer is holding up another performer by the waist. The one being held up have their fist up in the air like a superman. Another performer is sitting on the right hand side reading pieces of paper
In a dark blue lighted room, there is a blue light bulb shining and hanging by the ceiling. One performer is holding another performer horizontally. The performer being held up is making a flying gesture. They are all wearing a bra, underpants and pantyhose.
In a dark blue lighted room, there is a red light bulb hanging by the ceiling. One performer in a bra is kneeling down holding the other performer by their thigh. The other one is wearing a bra, underpants and pantyhose. They are holding the forehead of the one kneeling down standing with their head tilted back.
In a dark blue lighted room, there is a red lightbulb hanging by the ceiling. Two performers are performing doggy style position, wearing a bra, underpants and pantyhose.
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