Swedish Nocturnes

Four Swedish “fairytales” are woven together, in a midsummer night’s dream/nightmare. The characters in these stories all know one another - they look forward to being together for a midsummer celebration.

The first story depicts the adventures of Twins who explore a mysterious Swedish forest and are hunted by what they think is a wild animal. Later they reappear as real Vikings, roving the sea and land. The second tale involves a group of whitewater rapid enthusiasts who perhaps encounter a selkie in the river. The group undergoes a transformation, changing from friends to adversaries. The third is the story of a cottage in southern Sweden that appears to be haunted, with many of its visitors vanishing down a hole in the bedroom of the house. The fourth follows the story of two lovers who disappear down that hole during a Midsummer Party – where they encounter the Viking Twins on a Swedish Island, and together, they sail back to the haunted house.