The Housewife

What is it? A housewife in downtown Reykjavik seems in no way different from other housewives. She takes care of her children, her husband and a Cameroon exchange student in a impeccable manner. Soon, however, it is revealed that the housewife is not at all as she seems. Adventurous or rather questionable secrets of the mistress comes to the surface and builds up to almost insoluble complexities.

Here Vesturport takes on the comedy-form where the doors open and close at the correct moment, the characters appear at uncomfortable times or leave the stage right before everything becomes intolerably embarrassing. Actors changes characters in a remarkably short time, one playing with word games while another falls on a banana peal. All the tricks in the book and a lot of unexpected occurrences in the manor of Vesturport. A dangerous and colorful performance.

Production information:

-Lenght:  TBA

-Audience (suitible for?) All

-Use of text? Yes

-Language: Icelandic

-Artform: Theatre / Comedy

Name: The Housewive

Created by: Gisli Örn Gardarsson, Bjorn Hlynur Haraldsson, Nina Dogg Filippusdottir, Vikingur Kristjansson and Johannes Niels Sigurdsson

Icelandic title: Húsmóðirin

Directors: Gisli Örn Gardarsson, Bjorn Hlynur Haraldsson, Nina Dogg Filippusdottir, Vikingur Kristjansson and Johannes Niels Sigurdsson

Set design: Ilmur Stefánsdóttir

Costume design: Ilmur Stefánsdóttir

Music: Palmi Sigurhjartarson

Lights: Thordur Orri Petursson

Performers:

Gisli Örn Gardarsson

Bjorn Hlynur Haraldsson

Nina Dogg Filippusdottir

Vikingur Kristjansson

Johannes Niels Sigurdsson

Producer: Rakel Gardarsdottir

Touring information: For touring info and technical rider contact: rakel@vesturport.com, dyri@vesturport.com or vesturport@vesturport.com

When and where premiered?

Reykjavik, Iceland

Reykjavik City Theatre Premier 27th April 2011