A day that seems
to know her.
We write a day around one person or a small group and stage it in the real city with actors. They do not know.
Real places, live actors and the details of her life — with the people she loves close by.
Apply for a storyReal places, live actors and the details of her life — with the people she loves close by.
One day we wrote
How a birthday can go
One example: her fortieth birthday. Her sister ordered the day; she thinks she is going out for breakfast. The café owner, the man in the record shop and the people by the photo booth are our actors. Every birthday is written from a blank page.
Before she opens the menu, the owner brings exactly what she ate on her first morning in this city.
In the record shop the owner puts on an album from the year she was born — and tells her it has been waiting for her.
She steps into a photo booth. Instead of today’s pictures it prints one of her and her best friend, taken twenty years ago.
A courtyard she knows and a long table she did not book. When she walks in, the people she loves stand up.
What you receive, and when
- A day written for her alone — never staged before, never repeated
- Professional actors, rehearsed for weeks
- Every place in the day, arranged
- Everything made for the day: the details of her life, found and rebuilt
- A part for her people — written for them, kept simple
- One record of the day, in one copy
- Within two daysTalk to us.
Who she is, what she loves, the memories that matter.
- Within a weekRead one page.
The outline of the day, with the cast and the places. Change anything you like.
- Six to ten weeksDo nothing.
We write and rehearse. Her people learn their parts; she learns nothing.
- The dayGet her to the first place.
Everything after that is ours.
What stays after the day
A day that seemed to know her.
Everyone she loves, inside the same story.
The birthday she will measure the others against.
And one record of the day — written up afterwards, in one copy.
In their words
“Without a doubt, it was the most magical experience I have ever had.”
“I am so impressed of how they managed to create the best possible day, 100% designed for my sister.”
“The best day ever. So happy that I was a part of this day.”
You tell us who she is.
We write the day.
Tell us who she is, what she has never been given and who should be there in the last scene. Her people learn their lines; she learns nothing.
One sister’s gift to another.
- Ordered by
- Her sister.
- For
- Jennifer — on a Saturday she thought was ordinary.
- Lasted
- One whole day.
- The doors
- A stranger who knew her name, a fitting, a magazine cover, a gallery where every portrait was her.
“Beautiful, magical and impossible.” — Martina Klingvall, who ordered the day for her sister
Notes for the one who remembers the date
How much does a birthday story cost?
There is no price list, because there is no standard day. The cost depends on the cast, the length of the day and what has to be built for it. We share it after the first conversation, as one figure for everything: the script, a cast rehearsed for weeks, every door in the day, and the telling afterwards. The one gift that cannot be bought in an afternoon — only written.
Will she know?
No. Until the last scene it is an ordinary day that keeps going right. If she would rather know that something is coming, we write it that way: she knows a story is coming, not what.
Does she need to act or know the plan?
No. She arrives as herself. The cast responds to what she does; nothing to learn, nothing to perform.
Can a partner or friends join?
Yes. From one person to twelve; some of them in the story, some of them in the last scene.
Who arranges the places?
The breakfast, the record shop, the courtyard: by us or by a partner we introduce. Flights and hotels are booked by you or by a licensed travel partner we introduce; we do not sell travel.
How long does it take to prepare?
Six to ten weeks. We walk the city once before we write.
Is this for a child's birthday?
This page is written for adults. For children and family days — For a family.
Will it be filmed?
Film and photography — by request. Otherwise nothing is recorded.
Apply for a story
Tell us who she is and who should be in the last scene.