THE UNSCRUPULOUS MURDERER HASSE KARLSSON REVEALS THE GRUESOME TRUTH ABOUT THE WOMAN WHO FROZE TO DEATH ON A RAILWAY BRIDGE

Splinter Theatre Co. and Darlinghurst Theatre Company Present THE UNSCRUPULOUS MURDERER HASSE KARLSSON REVEALS THE GRUESOME TRUTH ABOUT THE WOMAN WHO FROZE TO DEATH ON A RAILWAY BRIDGE By multi award-winning Swedish crime writer Henning Mankell Translated by May-Brit Akerholt What forces could drive a child to do the unthinkable? On a dark, frozen night in the Swedish countryside, Hasse Karlsson is rushing home to visit his estranged mother before she dies. When the bus he is travelling in breaks down, Hasse’s mind drifts back to the winter of his 13thyear, when new-found friend Swallow, drew the susceptible boy into a series of dangerous games. He remembers the terrible night the woman came to a chilling end on top of the railway bridge. How did a simple game go so wrong? How much did his mother really know of his actions? And why, half a lifetime later, can he still not find peace? A gothic fable unearthing questions that resonate across cultures and time. Author Henning Mankell is a multi award-winning master of suspense, whose books have been translated into 19 languages. His detective novels, based around the flawed detective Kurt Wallander, dominate best-seller lists around the world. Mankell is married to Eva Bergman (daughter of legendary film-maker Ingmar) and divides his time between Sweden, and Mozambique where he runs the Teatro Avenida and is passionately involved in the fight against AIDS. Featuring Andrew Crabbe, Jan Langford-Penny, David Terry, Kate Worsley and Emily Weare Directed by Sarah Goodes Associate director Lizzie Doyle Producer/ Production manager Louise Teteris Associate producer Ayela Thilo Set designer Genevieve Dugard Animation/ Graphic design Gabriel Clark Initial costume concept Tobhiya Stone Feller Costume designer Magdalena Prezeziecka Lighting designer Sean Pardy Composer Chris Abrahams Sound designer John Blake Stage manager Brendon Taylor