Review: Kirsikkatarha

Now it hit

BRILLIANT MAIJALAS

Dreaming of a perfect world and something that cannot be achieved. Longing for the past and dancing to the sound of strings, fighting and thirsting passionately for life,
heart with blood. Lauri Maijala’s The Cherry Orchard at the Helsinki City Theatre is guaranteed Anton Chekhov, even though the visual setting is almost abstract and the movement language is lively. The beauty of the big stage enchants, and the music incites frenzy.
The main role is played by the director’s mother, the wonderful Heidi Herala, and the cooperation between mother and son works.
The message of the cherry orchard is not outdated. Market forces are prevailing, new winds are blowing, and there is no going back to the past. A place in life is hard to find, and
New things are scary. Like the old servant played by the director’s father, Seppo Maijala,
says: “Before, you knew who was who, now everything is in a mess, you can’t figure out anything.”