The Returning

Country - Norway

Playwright - Fredrik Brattberg

Translator - Henning Hegland

Collaborators - Akvavit Theatre

Director - Breahan Pautsch

Synopsis -

In The Returning we meet a mother and a father grieving the loss of their son, Gustav, whom they assume to be dead. The funeral is breath-taking, where they have filled the coffin with tings reminding them of Gustav. After a while daily life returns. The parents manage to go on with their life. One day there is a knock on the door….