Expectations

GESTs greatest success ever returns to Gothenburg, Expectations, the winner of the  Fringe Review Outstanding Theatre Award at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2010.

Based on the authors own experience, Expectations is an honest, moving, hard hitting and often funny play. Two couples- one English, one Swedish - both prepare for the birth of their child but things don't turn out the way they had imagined. The play follows their different paths and in the end all four are brought together. There are choices to be made, fears and secrets to share.

“Concentrated brilliance. Go and see it and be transfixed…be rewarded with one of the best hour's drama you will see." -Fringe Review

The Gothenburg English Speaking Theatre, GEST, is the only professional theatre in western Sweden that produces contemporary British drama in its original language, English, with British actors. Expectations is a collaboration with Folkteatern in Gothenburg and the Swedish speaking role of Mattias will be played by Folkteatern actor Jonas Sjöqvist. Directing is Gary Whitaker who brought such productions as "This Wide Night" and "My Romantic History" to Gothenburg. Expectations is performed in English with some Swedish (Swedish lines are subtitled to English).

By Kristina Brändén Whitaker

Directed by Gary Whitaker