Näidendite andmebaas

These people may not be the ones you know by name at first glance, but you certainly know them. They haven't told you their story yet, but with the help of the authors, you can now hear how they found strength, will and help and rewrote their lives. Twenty-one interviews conducted in 2013 with predominantly young Estonians who have already grown up in a free country are the basis for the documentary play by Mari-Liis Lill and Paavo Piik. All speakers have personally experienced and healed a disease that is diagnosed as depression.

The documentary approach gives the viewer such an indispensable sideline of generalization, because although they focus on very personal stories, they can also be seen behind social structures and social influences.

The monologue form of the play highlights the loneliness of the characters in depression, and besides, the use of verbatim techniques emphasizes the duration of what is happening here and now, and the telling of stories as part of the treatment process.

This play is a journey into and with people, and while all the trials that you hear are real, the chance to come out of them is always real as well.