Mellgren, ChristofferKakkua jaettavaksiCutting A CakeAtt dela en kaka

Cutting a Cake - A play about justice in six uneven slices is an exploration in justice and injustice. The play ponders who has the right to determine what is and isn’t just, how we define these criteria, and whether or not is in fact possible to even live in a world that is wholly just. Christoffer Mellgren takes the audience on a journey which asks questions but does not propose any black and white answers, instead prompting the audience to consider the ways in which to approach these moral dilemmas.  

The play is divided into six parts, each dealing with a different facet of justice and morality. Genre-wise the play could be viewed as an educational youth play with elements of traditional dramatic dialogue and Brechtian alienation. 

The characters question how much they have control over their own freedom, how to best divide a cake in such a way that it does not incite envy, and how to hierarchize the worth of one’s life to that of others. To what extent do we have control over our own morality? Is justice a social illusion used to maintain ideas about equality or is it simply a tool used to justify one’s own actions?