A tour-de-sex from the 19th century to today! In this raw and evocative monologue Johan Svensson assumes the role of its playwright, Matthew, as he traces a journey of a life lived in the cracks of history. From Devon to Gothenburg, Naples to London, gay men populate our past and present in ways untold before.
Reality bends, just like its men, and the threads that pull Matthew together slowly become undone. Now Johan is left trying to piece it all together. Like a true epic, this play spans the European continent with a uniquely Sw-english perspective.
The play Sketches Invented and Drawn was commissioned for Teater Dictat as a part of the project Queer Exchange in 2023, and of Teater Dictats international work. It was adapted through a series of readings around Sweden and in Perth, Scotland.
The play was a part ot the International Dublin Gay Theatre Festival 13–19 May 2024 in Ireland.
Supported by The Swedish Arts Grants Committee, Region Halland, Varbergs kommun.
Playwright · Matthew Short
Performer · Johan Svensson
Audio visual design · Elis Edgar
Director · Magdi Saleh
Played daily at the Outhouse Theatre in Dublin
Monday 13 May – Saturday18 May
in cooperation with Varbergs kommun
and Pride Varberg
Matthew Short
Johan Svensson
Magdi Saleh
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