Synopsis

A tarmacked area in front of an airport, where frustrated passengers sit on their luggage, surrounded by a cordon of armed soldiers.

The Passenger arrives at an airport, oblivious to the chaos around him, only to find his flight cancelled due to a bomb threat. As he interacts with fellow stranded travelers, a web of paranoia, dark humor, and philosophical musings about terrorism unfolds across six interconnected scenes spanning various locations.

The Presnyakov Brothers craft a darkly comedic exploration of how fear and violence permeate everyday life in the modern world. Through a series of vignettes – from a couple’s twisted sexual games to office workers grappling with a colleague’s suicide – the play exposes the absurdity and cruelty lurking beneath the surface of ordinary situations. With its non-linear structure and blend of realism and surrealism, “Terrorism” paints a fragmented portrait of a society where the boundaries between victim and perpetrator, comedy and tragedy, are increasingly blurred.