Review: Rebecca

FAIRY TALE FOR ADULTS


Rebecca is a grandiose and melodramatic musical. The story takes place in Cornwall, located in the southwest corner of England. There, at Manderley Manor, the young wife is tormented by the memory of her new husband’s late wife, Rebeca.

The novel Rebecca took its author, Daphne du Maurier , to world fame. A year after the book’s publication, in 1939, Alfred Hitchcock made it an Oscar-winning film.

Most of the acting performances at the Helsinki City Theatre are full tens. However, the main of the play is best remembered, Mrs. Danvers, who worships Rebeca’s memory.


Sari Ann Moilanen’s wonderful voice and powerful performance chill your spine in just the right way. However, it is not entirely clear to the viewer what makes Danvers worship Rebecca so unconditionally. Some of the characters’ other exploits also feel inauthentic, such as the protagonists’ quick fall in love in Monte Carlo.

The growth of the main character (Sanna Majuri) from a young, insecure fool to a wife who stands firmly by her husband’s side is wonderful to watch.


Rebecca is a fairy tale for adults that contains unexpected twists, big emotions and burning sets.
The biggest impression is made by the music that rolls over you with power and without flattening.