Kong Lear eller Daddy Issues (Kong Lear or Daddy Issues)

Cordelia har sat sin far stævne. Hun vil have en undskyldning for, at han har svigtet hende, men kan hun få det, eller kaster hun både sig selv og ham ud i et stormvejr, som gør dem begge om muligt endnu mere desorienterede?

Shakespeares fortælling om Kong Lear handler om en aldrende far, der gør sin yngste datter Cordelia arveløs. I denne version er Shakespeares tragedie skåret ind til far og datter på scenen, og går tæt på deres konflikt og længsel efter forsoning.

“Når jeg skærer Shakespeares drama ned til to karakterer, far og datter, så er det for at kunne fordybe mig i den relation og give skuespillerne stor frihed til at rejse langt ind i deres forhold, og forhåbentlig vise publikum noget helt særligt om netop sådan en relation.” – Liv Helm

Instruktion: Liv Helm
Scenografi: Christian Friedländer
Tekst: William Shakespeare, Liv Helm, Nanna Cecilie Bang og Dejan Cukic
Medvirkende: Nanna Cecilie Bang og Dejan Cukic
Foto: Christian Friedländer

”En lille genistreg”
BERLINGSKE

”Liv Helm laver et præcist kirurgisk snit, der skærer Shakespeares tragedie ind til benet. Resultatet er en både tankevækkende og underholdende dissekering af forholdet mellem døtre og deres fædre”
ISCENE

”I Helms morsomme og rørende Kong Lear på Husets Teater er ordene små og isnende. Her ender Cukics intense Lear/far i eksplicit kamp med sin datter og fortællingen”
WEEKENDAVISEN

Eng:

Cordelia has summoned her father. She wants an apology for his failure, but can she get it, or will she throw both herself and him into a storm that will, if possible, make them both even more disoriented?

Shakespeare’s tale of King Lear is about an aging father who disinherits his youngest daughter Cordelia. In this version, Shakespeare’s tragedy is cut down to father and daughter on stage, and gets close to their conflict and longing for reconciliation.

“When I cut Shakespeare’s drama down to two characters, father and daughter, it is to be able to immerse myself in that relationship and give the actors great freedom to travel deep into their relationship, and hopefully show the audience something very special about just such a relationship.” – Liv Helm

Director: Liv Helm
Scenography: Christian Friedländer
Text: William Shakespeare, Liv Helm, Nanna Cecilie Bang and Dejan Cukic
Cast: Nanna Cecilie Bang and Dejan Cukic
Photo: Christian Friedländer

"A small stroke of genius"
BERLINGSKE

"Liv Helm makes a precise surgical incision that cuts Shakespeare's tragedy to the bone. The result is both a thought-provoking and entertaining dissection of the relationship between daughters and their fathers"
ISCENE

"In Helm's funny and moving King Lear at Husets Teater, the words are small and chilling. Here Cukic's intense Lear/father ends up in explicit struggle with his daughter and the story"
WEEKENDAVISEN