SKETCHES INVENTED AND DRAWN

a play by Matthew Short

Teater Dictat is proud to announce that we will be a part ot the International Dublin Gay Theatre Festival May 13–19 2024 in Ireland. After that the play will tour in Sweden during the summer that follows.

The play Sketches Invented and Drawn was commissioned for Teater Dictat as a part of the project Queer Exchange in 2023, and of Teater Dictats international work. It was adapted through a series of readings around Sweden and in Perth, Scotland.

A tour-de-sex from the 19th century to today! In this raw and evocative monologue Johan Svensson assumes the role of its playwright, Matthew, as he traces a journey of a life lived in the cracks of history. From Devon to Gothenburg, Naples to London, gay men populate our past and present in ways untold before.

Reality bends, just like its men, and the threads that pull Matthew together slowly become undone. Now Johan is left trying to piece it all together. Like a true epic, this play spans the European continent with a uniquely Sw-english perspective.

Supported by The Swedish Arts Grants Committee, Region Halland, Varbergs kommun.

Playwright · Matthew Short
Performer · Johan Svensson
Audio visual design · Elis Edgar

Director · Magdi Saleh

PERFORMANCES in Dublin, at the Outhouse Theatre, 105 Capel Street

Monday 13 May 7.30 pm
Tuesday 14 May 7.30 pm
Wednesday 15 May 7.30 pm
Thursday 16 May 7.30 pm
Friday 17 May 7.30 pm
Saturday18 May 4.00 & 7.30 pm