Archive: LASERMANNEN A true crime performance from the creators of Förhörsrummet
About the show
“Joel Spira is remarkable in the role of an increasingly nervous John Ausonius” DN
“The interrogators are skillfully portrayed… creating drama solely through actual interrogation protocols” SvD
“Joel Spira shines in the role of John Ausonius” TeaterStockholm
“…police interrogations brought to life, vibrating, becoming a verbal thriller…” SR
“It is a privilege to see Spira on stage” TeaterStockholm
“…the audience like a fly on the wall in one of Sweden's most famous legal cases” TeaterStockholm
“Drama solely through Lasermannen's own words.” Audience's words
For the first time, the authentic police interrogations with John Ausonius are dramatized.
Who is Ausonius and what drives him to terrify an entire country in the early 1990s?
The audience follows the police's work in investigating John Ausonius's attacks.
A stage production based on the authentic interrogation protocols that are dramatized for the first time. Witness interrogations and evidence are interspersed with new statements from experts such as then Prime Minister Carl Bildt, Jan “super cop” Olsson who played a significant role in the arrest, and Gellert Tamas, journalist and author of the book Lasermannen – A Story about Sweden.
”– Creating a stage performance based on Förhörsrummet is something we've dreamed of for a long time. That it is now becoming a reality with Lasermannen this fall is fantastically exciting. This year marks 30 years since John Ausonius / Lasermannen's trial concluded, and the time when the crimes occurred has strong parallels to our present with widespread violent crime and racism in society, making the performance feel relevant on several levels,” says director André Christenson.
Cast
Lasermannen: Joel Spira
Interrogators: Mattias Knave and Henrik Norman
Experts: Carl Bildt, Jan “super cop” Olsson and Gellert Tamas
Lasermannen is produced by Villman Produktion and Novel Studios in collaboration with Cirkus.
The performance is 2 hours and 20 minutes long including intermission and is recommended for ages 16 and up.
Wheelchair seating can be booked via phone number 0776 70 77 77 or tickets@cirkus.se
