Smålands mörker

Not long ago it was all clear to Erik. In his view, some people were more worth and others less, and this was something that needed to be changed in society. Not just changed, actually, but burnt to the ground so that something new could rise from the ashes. Erik was a fascist living in the little town of Nässjö in the South of Sweden. In the old days things were less complicated. They were even fairly good. Suddenly one day his fantasies about political violence changed into brutal reality, but hardly the way Erik had imagined.   

The performance of “The Darkness of Småland” is based on Henrik Bromander’s graphic novel of the same name, which was highly acclaimed by critics. In 2012 it was awarded as the Book of the Year by Göteborgs-Posten. On stage the story is expressed simultaneously via the acting of Edvin Bredefeldt and the new original drawings by Henrik Bromander. The performance is uncompromisingly presented from Erik’s point of view. Trying to understand the motives behind fascism and recognizing the darkness within oneself is an unpleasant but necessary process. It is about time to realize that fascism is growing strongly both at home and in Europe at large and that we need tools to counter it. Instead of brushing it aside as stupid or evil, we are searching for an answer to the question why fascism can be so dangerously seductive.

From 15 years