A Mother’s Heart is a Kafkaesque drama, a larp by Christina Christensen & Eirik Fatland, about a court's questioning and prosecuting of mothers about their sub-par parenting skills. This larp takes place in a courtroom setting with prosecutors, defendants and an unlimited number of people acting as witnesses. A participating audience --the peanut gallery-- is also present, making the larp a good introduction for non-larpers/spectators. This is a larp which questions our societal systems, social interactions and the consequences of expressing random judgements.
“You´re all alone and nobody told you why you´re even there. A table divides you. The only thing you know is that you´re on the wrong side of it. Or if you´re behind the table, safe and sound, then you know you´re RIGHT.
Everyone has an opinion about what a good mother is. In this court everybody is entitled to an opinion., except for the mother.”
This larp has materials (text) only in English, but players can play in Finnish or English, depend how they prefer as a group.