History of the Universe

In History of the Universe by Tord Akerbæk strange, chemical reactions take place under the water surface somewhere on earth. Four million years later a young boy tricks his way into a pub in Halden. This has unwanted consequences, but is the one event a consequence of the other? Does anyone even care about the consequences?

Fifteen numbered bullets slide through airspace without making a sound. A fish climbs onto land. A man suffering nervous tics checks in at an English hotel. Seemingly unrelated events turn out to be parts of a larger whole. Or do they`

A box of explosives disappears from a storage facility. A deadly organism poisons a river. Criminal activities take place in a flat in a high rise building by the ring road. An old detective hero returns for a last assignment. But can he find a connection where no connection seems possible?

Two hunters embark on a search for big game but find far more exciting prey. A mysterious phenomenon appears over a desolate pond in the woods. Seemingly trivial events turn out to be rooted in the earliest of days.

Source: The Open Theatre (Det Åpne Teater), detapneteater.no, 26.10.2010, http://www.detapneteater.no/pub/daat/forestillinger/?aid=562&cid=17&sac=all&viewall=1#daat

"A splendidly written play (...) With rhythm and timing as a jazz musician he plays with words, associations and burlesque ideas." Halden Arbeiderblad