When snow falls, flowers bloom.

Flora stands on the hospital roof, smoking. The snow falls. Her shift is over, but it won’t let her go. In fragments, she relives her overly long night shift on a chronically understaffed ward. Memories are unclear. Situations blur together. Faces and voices appear and disappear. She remembers lying so convincingly that she became afraid of herself. Flora holds other people’s lives in her hands, yet she is simultaneously caught between her own good intentions and the pressured healthcare system. On this fateful night shift, the pressure becomes too much. Patients, relatives, doctors, receptionists, and porters pull at her from all sides. Flora lets go, as responsibility, her own self-image and human lives slip from her grasp.

What I'm Here For is performed in a mix of English and Danish, with all dialogue accompanied by integrated subtitles in both languages. 

What I'm Here For (Danish title Flora) is a co-production between internationally acclaimed companies Vanishing Point (Scotland) and Teater Katapult (Denmark).

Staged and Directed by Matthew Lenton
Text by Josephine Eusebius

Set & Costume Design by Mai Katsume
Lighting Design by Simon Wilkinson
Sound Design & Composition by Mark Melville
Dramaturgy by Rikke Frigast Jakobsen
Associate Director Ben Standish