The secret lives of old people

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Det Vestnorske Teateret Hovudscenen (2 June 2025)
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Monday	19:00	- 20:10

Det Vestnorske Teateret Hovudscenen (3 June 2025)
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Tuesday	19:00	- 20:10

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Love and desire in the later stages of life.

Based on over a hundred interviews with people of retirement age, French Moroccan author and director Mohamed El Khatib has created a performance about the hidden emotional lives of old people.

On stage, eight women and men aged between 74 and 102 share their stories about sensuality – from their first romance in their teens to desire and sex later in life. An 80-year-old says that desire feels the same as it did in their twenties, while someone who lost their virginity in 1953 now suspects that each sexual encounter may be their last. Dark humour is prevalent in tales of love that don't always match the fragility of the body.

El Khatib is also the writer and director behind A beautiful ending (Finir en beauté), which will be performed at Det Vestnorske Teateret during this year's Festival.

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