Símaverið - the telephone exchange
Símaverið was an experimental theatre venue in the times of the Sars-Cov-2 virus. Hosted by Lókal festival, it was a phone number the audience could call and select one of three plays. My work, Tímapöntun, was a 17 minute long waiting-tone-drama. The inner thoughts of an anxious person, Tómas Jónsson, whilst he is trying to order an appointment at a doctor are vocalized by the waiting tone voice and a grumpy receptionist, ending in a song with original lyrics, sung to the famous waiting tune broadworks music on hold.
Tímapöntun is available for listening here
Suð - short radio drama for RÚV
Suð is a short radio drama about the demands of modern society and the endless noise in our environment in the age of the smart phone. Lína is going to have a doctor look at her ears because of constant ringing that won’t go away. What she encounters is a hostile receptionist, a demanding father-figure doctor and a jealous medical student in her sixties.