And you say to everybody 'Icarus can count.' When I get to the last number, I shout 'ten', and everybody runs away. When I get to the last one, I shout 'ten' and then you're happy. You just need to touch one finger at a time and count one by one. Because there are ten fingers, and that makes it easy. 'And then you count to ten.' You taught me that too. 'Icarus, put your hands in front of your eyes, because the rays of Sun go through them.' Where did they go? I didn't know. ICARUS: Like this, in front of your eyes. You put your hands just like this.ĭAEDALUS: Icarus, it's dark. ICARUS: What I don't see, it isn't there. How can I be sure you're here? Take my hand, touch my foot, blow gently over my shoulder, tickle my neck.ĭAEDALUS: If you can hear me, then I'm here.

(Numbers in brackets, next to a scene title, show the age of Icarus, and of Daedalus.)ĭAEDALUS: Don't be afraid. This time the relationship between father and son is analysed from a woman's point of view, starting with this question – what would have happened if the flight had never occurred? Icarus' desire and need to fly, as well as his craving to leave his father becomes a focal point in their conflict. The play introduces recurring themes such as fear, conflict, the passing of time, beauty and, most importantly, the element of flying. The drama consists of five sequences, representing the five stages of life and examines the relationship between the father and the son.

Daedalus and Icarus are mythical figures and the story of Icarus' flight and fall is the inspiration for the play. The play depicts the relationship between a father and a son, and tells of the cycles of life where growing up and growing old succeed each other.

Icarus and daedalus