Review: Risto Räppääjä ja villi kone
A stage full of hustle and bustle
Ricky the Rapper and the Wild Machine is a joy bomb for the whole family, offering something for everyone. Sinikka and Tiina Nopola’s text is hilarious. The play is a great example of how even a relatively difficult issue can be dealt with quite understandably without preaching.
Risto the Rapper and the Wild Machine, which tells the story of young people using computers, helps to laugh at a phenomenon that has sometimes become serious. At the same time, it lays the foundation for healthier development.
Hooked
to the machine
Risto the Rapper’s Aunt Rauha is worried when his son is not in the messenger. According to the news, all the young people are there these days. Driven by concern, Risto buys a computer. Very soon, quite strange noises begin to be heard from the boy’s room, but Rauha still believes that Risto writes poems.
Paavo Kerosuo Risto as the Rapper is absolutely energetic and boyish. However, drowning in the world of games, he begins to resemble some orc from Grim’s fairy tales more than a human. At the City Theatre, the games will also take to the stage. The actors’ body control must be admired when they implement the visions of Sari Haapamäki, who is responsible for the choreography.
Lost in the spell of games, Risto the Rapper forgets his best friend Nelli Nuudelippää (Sanna-June Hyde) almost completely. It is a test of one’s own strength to win the friendship again.
When Risto finally gets over his gambling addiction, the neighbor’s Mr. Lindberg gets carried away with the same thread. The neighbor’s whole personality seems to change with the computer. But don’t worry, as in fairy tales, there is usually a happy ending to the play Ricky the Rapper and the Wild Machine .
Cool
Music
Risto the Rapper and the Wild Machine is a show by Santeri Kinnunen , who plays Lennart Lindberg, and Annu Valonen , who plays Rauha the Rapper. The greatest tensions arise between Mr. Lindberg, who is almost completely incapable of initiative, and Aunt Rauha, who is intoxicatingly in love. Kinnunen throws herself completely into her role and is brilliant. Valonen as a slightly incomprehensible but absolutely empathetic character is nice to watch.
The chemistry between the play, and especially between Kinnunen and Valonen, carries through the two-hour performance.
Ricky the Rapper and the Wild Machine is a fast-paced musical comedy with a lot of drama. Iiro Rantala’s music puts both adults and children in a good mood. Although the Sä oot kiva, mä oon kiva chant follows the viewer for the next few days.
Antti Mattila’sset design is inventive and functional, offering the viewer a few surprises.
Risto the Rapper and the Wild Machine is an entity that has a lot of everything, but nothing too much.