Background
History of Kultalampi
Ernest Thompson's play On Golden Pond premiered off-Broadway in 1978 and starred Tom Aldredge and Frances Sternhagen. The performance was a huge success and was moved to the New Apollo Theatre on Broadway in February 1979 and to the Century Theatre the following season. In total, it was performed more than 400 times.
Read moreCharacters are built throughout the rehearsal season
Actors are sometimes asked what they do during the day.
Read moreFantasy, imagination and an incredulous look at reality are twisted on many layers
Choreographer Valtteri Raekallio is known for his works that are based on Finnish prose and poetry. Lomonosov's engine is also inspired by fiction, Antti Salminen's prose work of the same name (2014).
Read moreA classic coming-of-age story and an epic symphony
Fanny and Alexander is an epic family saga that follows the lives of the Ekdahl theatre family and the family of Bishop Edward Vergerus. "The worlds of theatre, art and the church are strongly present in it. A certain spectacle and polyphony are at the core of the work," says director Paavo Westerberg .
Read moreA comforting description of a summer that might be the last
Norman and Ethel spend the summer at the Kultalampi summer villa. On the surface, everything is the same as before, but Norman is not what he used to be. The memory is broken, some irreversible change has begun.
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I don’t mind anything about this!
"This is exactly the kind of play I've been waiting for," says director Anna-Elina Lyytikäinen. "Great roles, powerful and funny classic drama in a Finnish and modern context."
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