Review: Pekka Töpöhäntä

BULLYING BY MEANS OF CATS

Laughter is loud At the Helsinki City Theatre, when Pekka Töpöhäntä, Catfish,
Pilli, Pulla and other classic children’s books by the Swedish author Gösta Knutsson
Cats compete with each other on a small stage in warm blue
sets.

Knutsson’s Pekka The Töpötail books always deal with current and
topics that have been discussed today, i.e. bullying, tolerating differences and
acceptance of one’s own different self. When Pekka doesn’t have a tail, he has to
grow up as a cat: even a stubby tail can be stylish. Now based on the books
The play also shows how easy it is for the bully to get the whole
community involved in bullying. But as it should be in a children’s play, reason
And through that, justice will prevail and evil will also be rewarded.

Directed by Anneli Mäkelä and respecting the spirit of Knutsson’s books, the children’s
The musical play has speed, humour and even a bit of romance. It has
espionage and enough detective story stub to get the plot
other excitement than bullying.

According to the children, the absolute number ones are Pilli and Pulla, those fools with a mean
Catfish’s helpers. Jouko Klemettilä and Sixten Lundberg make cats
Funny fools and even nice in their pranks. Typing cats anyway
has succeeded all the way from the sympathetic costumes.

The exposition of Paksu-Lissu, played by Tiia Louste, is great, Eija Vilpas
as a fussy Peace like any motherly mother, Matti Olavi Ranin
a fine catfish with her street boys, Marjut Toivanen as Arkadia’s Ullana with character
and Sanna-June Hyde as Maija Milkbeard, delicately cat-like, feminine. and
What about kind Pekka! Sami Uotila is just so kind, self-centered and
Beautiful voice, that of course I would like her to be my house cat.
All of this is carried forward with benevolent music so that
There is no lack of speed in the second half.