A female priest works with integration of immigrants in a small community. She has started a choir where everyone who wants to, can join. One day a young man turns up at a rehearsal, but he doesn’t participate in the singing and walks away. When he returns, he pulls out a gun and starts shooting at people. How can anyone think of doing something that cruel? How far does forgiveness and empathy stretch in the face of atrocity, and how is it possible to heal the wounds? Tragedy, obsession and the destructive urge to comprehend the incomprehensible are central issues in David Greig’s response to the events at Utøya in 2011.
THE EVENTS Young Vic production 2013 © Steven Cummiskey
