At his father's funeral, a once-celebrated musician is offered the chance to bring his dad back for the conversation they never had.
To negotiate the return, he must make his way through the Department of Death, a purgatory that is as absurd as it is bureaucratic, and succeed at three trials.
A nightmarish reimagining of the Orpheus myth, this Icelandic piece is both biting and touching. It reflects on how we relate to death and to aging parents we love but often lack the time to be truly present for in today's frantic pace.
Part of the Fiction 4 — Iceland series. Performances start at 19:30.
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Birnir Jón Sigurðsson
Icelandic writer credited with "Le département de la Mort", presented at Montreal's Théâtre de Quat'Sous. The play is a nightmarish retelling of the Orpheus myth in which a musician tries to bring his dead father back to life. It is both biting and moving, and it reflects on death and on aging parents.
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