I step into the auditorium. The awaiting audience is as if underwater already because of the lighting that resembles water. As the show starts, we get the logo of 'The Little Mermaid' projected onto otherwise transparent screen. The music plays the classic tunes, for example Part of Your world. It l... (more...)
Murder on the Orient Express is a performance filled with excitement, colorful characters and plot that opens up to the audience bit by bit, just at right times. The performance doesn't leave you could though Suomenlinna could, but surely gets you on an emotional ride if you are just willing to take... (more...)
Mother and daughter swapping bodies. To me it reminds of the movie filmed in 2003, starred by Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis, which was my only reference to the title. Fortunately, from the show's program I was able to read more of its history and was surprised: it's based on a book published in... (more...)
All in all, FOMO was a great show and the actors' work in this was anything but lazy. The storyline focuses on the variance of the happenings of the life of the youth that actually deepening into any of them intensively, which is a good choise. The Youth of the Group theatre enjoy being on a stage w... (more...)
All in all Vilja Andas is an informative performance that speaks on important topics, for example how ill must someone be mentally before they are valid to get help? The music fits well to the way of the storytelling. The songs are highly enjoyable and the scenes are touching at their best.... (more...)
Kilari is a Amanda Palo's self-written monologue about her life, which deals with sexual violence and mental health issues that result from that.... (more...)
Things fall of, stage men and women hustle on the stage that's not even ready yet. The play had a good intro with the giggly, proud 'director' Teemu Aromaa. He also made a cameo role as the detective in the play they performed to us.... (more...)
Westerberg knows how to fill space and time just at the right time so that nothing leaves hanging. In big scenes (the golfing-scene) as in small details (Hamlet and their friends are hearing something and Hamlet turns around in a full circle, his friends just in a half one).... (more...)
The Cherry Orchard at the Helsinki City theatre is distinctive and loud in various ways. The madame is so perky, coming to the surroundings of her traumas, yet she doesn't want to deal with the things that haunt her. Only when the future is glaring at the horizon she runs inside, becoming like a sto... (more...)
Text and directing Juha Hurme. Set Design Matti Rasi, Costume Design Anne Kotola, Make-Up Leila Makynen, Lighting Design Tomi Suovankoski, Sound Design Jani Rapo, Music Petra Poutanen-Hurme. On Stage Paavo Kinnunen, Jarkko Lahti, Vilma Melasniemi, Sara Melleri, Juho Milonoff ja Eeva Soivio.... (more...)
The beginning is beautifully harmonious: there is white, black and light yellow in tender different shades. White in clothes and the walls, black in boots and in the decorations of the piano. The candles beam yellow light in which everything basks.... (more...)
Projections.
Massive set designs. Intensive acting. Symbolism. Paavo Westerberg's Three Sisters at the Finnish National theatre is extremely ambitious, a little crazy and might be too much for people with sensory processing sensitivity (SPS).... (more...)
Niskavuori's Heta is utterly great, captivating and concerted performance that celebrates the importance of the story and text in a play, topped up with flexible, talented actors.... (more...)
A Doll's house, part 2 (Nukkekoti osa 2) at the Helsinki City Theatre is minimalistic statement, almost a rantlike play, emphasizing the chemistries of the characters, with usage of prop - and sound-details that phase the play and bring more drama on stage.... (more...)
the Lord of the Rings at the Turku City theatre is just phenomenal and mesmerizing. Every aspect of it is created with huge love and detail. Anyone who has even a small interest to the saga should absolutely go see it!... (more...)
The Phantom of the Opera at the Finnish National Opera is a great, must see performance of the well-known musical. It's a show with a big budget, something you can't see anywhere else in Finland.... (more...)
The Swedish theatre of Helsinki brings the story of Hansel and Gretel alive in a joyful way and is genius in its creativity and well timed choreography!... (more...)
We walk into the auditorium to find seats, to which we gain help: 'Yea yea, this way, there are many seats certainly left over here!' It's the clown whom we saw in the advertisement, shouting with her nasal voice. She is leading us.... (more...)
All in all 9 good reasons to live is very touching story full of representations of various hapless fates of lives. The play doesn't feed information but leaves space for audiences imagination and own thoughts and interpretations. A possibility to see her own self.... (more...)
The List is a touching story of a distressed 21st centry woman that teaches that life can be harmonious and charming, if we just could accept it with all its blessings and burdens, all of which we cannot control.... (more...)
Review and Photos: DISNEY'S LITTLE MERMAID PREMIERED AT HELSINKI AND LOOKS MAGICAL
BWW Review: SPAMALOT, FINLAND at Tornava's Summer Theater
BWW Review: MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS at Suomenlinna
BWW Review: FREAKY FRIDAY Musical Hits Samppalinna's Summer Theater, a Scandinavian Premiere!
Arvio: ROSVOT kajahtaa Taaborilla ja jaa resonoimaan mieleen ja tunteisiin
Review: TURKKA DIES has its moments, but lacks focus
Review and Photos: FOMO by Ryhmisnuoret, the Youth of The Group Theatre
Review and Photos: VILJA ANDAS at The Swedish Theatre Of Helsinki
Review: KILARI - a tale about falling apart at the Finnish National Theatre
Review: THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG Goes Finely Right at Turku City Theatre
HOMO! SLAVA! MUSTA SAARA! PIECES FROM THE MUSICAL TRILOGY OF SAISIO AND TUURNA at The Finnish National Theatre
Review and Photos: HAMLET reflects and breathes without an effort at the Turku City Theatre
Review and Photos: The Loud and Distinctive CHERRY ORCHARD at the Helsinki City Theatre
Review: MAKING OF LEA at KOM-theatre
Review: HARRIET at the Group Theatre
Review and analysis: CHEKOV'S THREE SISTERS at the Finnish National Theatre
Youth on Stage: CRAZY FOR YOU at Culturehouse Martinus, Review
Review: NISKAVUORI'S HETA at Theatre Jurkka
Review: A DOLL'S HOUSE, PART 2 at the Helsinki City Theatre
Review and photos: THE LORD OF THE RINGS mesmerizes at the Turku City Theatre
Review and photos: THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA at the Finnish National Opera
Review: Jovial HANSEL AND GRETEL at The Swedish Theatre Of Helsinki
Review: BABYLON from the Red Nose Company
Review: 9 HYVÄÄ SYYTÄ ELÄÄ (9 GOOD REASONS TO LIVE) at Ryhmäteatteri
Review: LISTA (THE LIST) at Finnish National Theatre
