Photos & Poster Design: MAEDFORU

Hell is other people

A Monkey Brain production

Role: Director / Concept / Set Design

Collaborators: Tim Green, Lucy Wong, Kimberley Parkin, Nathan Di Giovanni, Ellen-Hope Thomson, David Stewart, Rhiana Katz, Matthew Erren, Humphrey Bower, Holly Ballam

9-27 May - The Blue Room Theatre, Perth, WA

Blue Room Award Winner: Outstanding Individual Performance (Timothy Green)
Blue Room Award Winner: Outstanding Direction or Choreography
Blue Room Award Winner: Backstage Award - All Rounder (Yvan Karlsson)

“Yvan Karlsson, has reimagined Jean-Paul Sartre’s one-act existentialist hellscape No Exit/Huis Clos as a series of exquisite movement sequences, turning a timeless philosophical examination into a wordless work of nuanced physical theatre.”
- Artshub 4 1/2 Stars

“Hell is Other People at its core is a study of the human condition, from the absolute heartfelt to the most surreal.”
- Xpress Mag 8/10

“Even with the audience’s laughter cutting through the air. The air is almost its own character. And only Yvan Karlsson could direct such an elusive actor.”
- Magazine6000

“It can be difficult to tell a story without dialogue, but Karlsson pulls it off. He manages to build so much tension on the stage without the actors uttering a single word.”
- Weekend Notes

“You’ll have to pay close attention. The confrontations are often subtle, but beautifully choreographed by Karlsson.”
- Seesaw Mag