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Are you having sex with your husband, or are you just arguing?

Ambiorn Happy, Kulturnyt.net
16. november 2024.

Review of 'Midt i livet': Are you tired of arguing with your husband? Then go to Teatret Svalegangen and see 'In the Middle of Life'. A well-functioning argument worth 5 stars. Super well played by Maja Juhlin as Charlotte, and Caspar Juel Berg as Anders. For 100 minutes, the two characters are verbally abusing each other so that you will love your husband forever and ever (and stop your flirting with the neighbor).

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They are verbally abusing each other because they have lost themselves

I myself don't argue with my woman. Only about small things, I think. Where the bed should be, and that kind of thing. Small things.

But Charlotte - and this is not to point fingers - she is on the loose side as a woman. She is boiling. She has met Mads. 3 months ago. A police officer in Aarhus, who is married, but who no longer loves his wife.
- I am in love, and I have kissed him! We are made for each other. But I can't move in with him right now. He can't leave his wife, maybe later. He wants to wait, Charlotte says to Anders. It is late at night. We are sitting with the couple in their kitchen.

If only Anders had said what every man thinks:
- Fine, have fun with your cop, we'll break up and you take the child, then the play would have been over in 3-4 minutes. That is a problem for the play's author, David Eldridge, I think. The audience gets angry if a play only lasts 10 minutes. Fortunately, the author follows the advice columnn at The Guardian (so do I), so don't worry - there are tons of dilemmas we can let the characters spout out of their mouths and...

And... I don't know. It's rare that arguments make any sense. Most of the time we argue because we've momentarily lost touch with each other, and our foothold in reality.

Dilemma: Is life a letter to the editor, or lovemaking?

'Midt i livet' is super realistic. The lines are straightforward. The dilemmas are familiar for every counselor - and therefore also familiar to anyone who has experienced a bad relationship.
* Sex life isn't working.
* There's too much work.
* The family - your partner's - is annoying.
* I'm 50, where did my youth go?
* Children or no children? And how many?
* Is it really that fun to have an 8-year-old child?
* I've heard all your jokes.
* What am I going to do with my life?
* I don't dare to say no, quit my job and do something new.

Liberation is not an option 'In the middle of life'

You get humor too. Black humor.
- I haven't wanted to have sex with you for a long time! But I do! With a little lube, it's okay. But I don't like it. It's like eating chips. We can't help it, even though it tastes bad and makes your stomach hurt, - and then you take another one anyway, says Charlotte.

Charlotte is a mix of a tough wife and a manipulative bandit. Her husband is a mix of a warm hearted man and a tiring sissy.

They've both lost their desire. The joy of working. Happiness in family life. Connection. Lust. They have become empty shells who feel sorry for themselves.
* Self-pity.
* Broken dreams.
* No self-esteem.

They can't talk to each other at all. Just complain, grumble, and grieve.
* Free themselves? That's not an option 'In the Middle of Life'.

So what do you want now? Watch an argument on stage, or have sex with your husband?

There are 2 stars for the actors. 2 stars for the dialogue. 1 star for being relevant to you if you're tired of arguing with your husband.
And if you love your husband? And you and him only argue about little things? Then I'm afraid not even the revolvering scene can make you happy. For you and your husband, the play will only be worth 4 stars.
Then it's better to fuck, I think.

Midt i lieft by David Eldridge
Cast Maja Juhlin, Caspar Juel Berg
Director Per Smedegaard
Scenography Edward Lloyd Pierce
Sound design Anton Bast, Mikkel Brandt
Lighting design Henrik Sloth
Produced by Teatret Svalegangen.

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Review 'In the Middle of Life', Teatret Svalegangen

Are you having sex with your husband, or are you just arguing?

They are verbally abusing each other because they have lost themselves

Dilemma: Is life a letter to the editor, or lovemaking?

Liberation is not an option 'In the middle of life'

So what do you want now? Watch an argument on stage, or have sex with your husband?

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