Happy Yet? offers a fresh and thought-provoking take on depression and mood swings – from an attic apartment in Stockholm.
With a pinch of Nordic noire and a satirical twist, the play is the story of a family’s inability to understand Uncle Torsten and his battle against his unstable mind. Torsten’s façade of confidence and charisma can fool everyone – except his young niece, Nina.
Living in his brother’s home, Torsten is surrounded by constant reminders of his inadequacy and inability to fit into the so-called real world. As the light-hearted judge to his failures and mischief making, Nina is Torsten’s reason to keep going.
Through Torsten’s intelligence, quick wit and unnerving charm, Happy Yet? addresses the complexities and humiliations of mental illness.
The play was prompted by the epidemic of anxiety, depression and mood disorders amongst the millennium generation. However, Happy Yet? draws on the personal experience of the playwright who watched a family member suffer from a life-time of being misdiagnosed and misunderstood. The play was created to try and transform a real tragedy into a source of understanding, dignity and hope.
VENUE: theSpace @ Surgeon’s Hall (Venue 53)
DATES: Aug 15-27 (not 21)
TIME: 10:50 Aug 15-20, 11:50 Aug 22-27 (1 hour 15 mins)
TICKETS: £7/£5
Get your tickets here.
