ÜKSIKVISA — POINT Productions / Salme Main Hall

On 7 October, ÜKSIKVISA, a new play written by Ott Aardam, directed by Maria Peterson, and performed by Priit Pius and Laura Peterson Aardam, premieres. ÜKSIKVISA is a co-created production by POINT Productions, inspired by real-life events, that seeks answers to the questions: What happens to a person who has built their whole life around a functioning system when, one day, that system begins to crumble?

After his marriage breaks down, Marko raises two sons on his own. He is a former soldier, a devoted father, and the creator of the popular video blog ÜKSIKVISA, where he shows thousands of followers how to cope with even the most difficult situations as a father, together with his children. The values of his world are order, responsibility, and one firm promise: he will not disappear from his children’s lives.

One day, journalist Liz arrives at Marko’s home to write a story about a man who rebuilt his life after divorce. But before meeting Marko, Liz has also spoken with his ex-wife, Mirjam—and heard a very different version of the same marriage. The interview quickly becomes something more than a newspaper article.

Where does care end and control begin? Does love give us the right to protect another person even when they do not want that protection? Does a family remain a family after the relationship between the couple has ended? What do women and men need in a relationship? And why can one person’s sense of security be another’s prison?

“ÜKSIKVISA” is a story of sharp humour and psychological tension about relationships, divorce, and parenthood in a world where private life is increasingly becoming a public story. We show others our happiness, principles, children, and truths—but what remains outside the frame? How much of what we say about ourselves is actually true?

This is a meeting between two people, each with their own truth and wounds—and each convinced they know how the world works. In this increasingly polarised world, can a man and a woman still truly listen to each other? Can we give freedom to the person we love? And perhaps the most important question: after the narrative breaks down, can we forgive ourselves too?

Writer: Ott Aardam
Director: Maria Peterson
Set designer: Nele Sooväli

CAST
Marko: Priit Pius (Tallinn City Theatre)
Liz: Laura Peterson Aardam (Theatrum)

Producer: Karl Kermes