How would you guide your younger self - would you be able to save them?

Marlo is an absurdist theatre and video installation piece that stages an intimate back-and-forth between a young woman stuck in her own patterns, and the older, more certain self she has started speaking to every day. As her young self tries to gain ownership of her own reality, the conflict between the timelines escalates.

Think surrealist Fleabag, think adult Inside Out, think online relationships.

Tilda Forss is a Finn-Swedish author and dramaturg, with a background in comparative literature and literary criticism. Marlo is a stage adaptation of their debut novel.

Meeri Aro is a Finnish director and performer, with her background in dance theatre. Her recent directing work includes bright silicone light (Gothenburg Fringe, 2026) and I’m Fine, It’s Just the Wine (Etcetera Theatre, 2025).

Supported by IMPULS (Svenska Kulturfonden, Konstsamfundet, and Stiftelsen Brita Maria Renlunds Minne) and the Finnish Insitute in the UK and Ireland.