Review: Ei kiitos
Do you love your device or your spouse? – No Thank You play is about sex and jealousy
Helsinki City Theatre’s play No Thank You depicts Heli, a woman in need of sex and attention. After all, it is often claimed that in a relationship, the woman is stingy and the man is squeamish. In the play, the setting has been turned upside down in a refreshing way.
Heli and Matti have been married for about fifteen years. The wife longs for words and deeds of love. However, my spouse’s free time seems to be taken up by playing various action games.
The wife gets frustrated with the situation, complains to her friend and gets a young lover. At first, everything feels wonderful. Heli gets a lot of sex and she almost feels that she is in love with the young Jarno.
It is a nasty surprise to find another woman’s hair in Jarno’s bed. So the young and handsome lover has someone else.
Teasing and trickery
The play No Thank You is based on the book of the same name written by Anna-Leena Härkönen ten years ago. The story is still very topical.
Unfortunately, in an established relationship, various electronic gadgets often take up too much space from the couple’s time together. It feels sad that your spouse has to be jealous of the time spent with the device. How addictive are all kinds of devices when you no longer have the energy or time to notice the spouse next to you?
Despite its serious foundation, the play was a comedy. It contained several funny characters and funny scenes.
Heli, played by Vappu Nalbantoglu, was an absolutely crazy character. Especially the pee attack in the elevator was absolutely great.
Antti Timonen, who plays Heli’s spouse, on the other hand, got excited about making fun of himself at the dances in a super ridiculous way. In general, Matti’s immersion in shooters was very realistic. Many have seen this in their homes.
Language course on sex vocabulary
The play offers a language course for middle-aged people. How many ways can you talk about sex and the organs of the lower back? Not to mention the numerous sex positions. The play is like Kamasutra at its best.
The drama adaptation of Härkönen’s novel is as straightforward as his novel. Things are called by their real names, but the atmosphere is not too serious.
On stage, however, the boundaries of decency are maintained. You don’t see too much of the bare surface. However, the age recommendation for the play has been set at 16 years.
The message of the play is summed up in the final scene. Heli prays that Matti will someday say: “I love you.” However, the man is just tearing his hair.