Now I no longer see Steven or Margot, I only see two actors snogging in front of everyone.
A woman and a man go to the theatre to attend a performance that makes them question the intimate nature of entertainment. Attentive and curious, they share and comment on their insights into the rules of theatrical fiction and the relationship among the ghosts that populate the stage, without being able to identify a clear boundary between actor and character.
Can we love someone who does not exist? By repeating this question, Vyrypaev’s play accompanies us to the boundaries of representation; Entertainment points to an unmarked meridian on the map of reality, an environment where actors, spectators and characters trigger a short-circuit that confuses roles: without you I do not exist. Love will open the door to this game of roles: a generating force that unites the players and confuses the scenarios; love has the power to change the function of the participants and to prepare them to take the ongoing entertainment seriously.