Background
In the strange retro-futuristic world of sea weather, friends cling to each other
Maija Vilkkumaa's debut play, Sea Weather, takes the viewer to a world that has become strange, where the streets of southern Helsinki have been washed into the sea. The city, which has been left on water, has forced residents to look for new ways to cope in life.
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A surprising encounter causes a fracture in the way of being
In Elina Snicker's short play Crying for a Stranger , two people with very different bodies and boundaries meet by chance in the changing room of a swimming pool. The encounter forces you to break away from your own way of being present.
Read moreMultidimensional drama-comedy examines the multiplier effects of divorce
The end of a marriage inevitably affects a wider group of people than the divorcing couple. The tighter lives are wrapped around each other, the more likely it is that other relationships will also become entangled in the breakup.
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The union of crying and laughter
"The success and failure of a marriage are much more mundane matters than the grandiose declarations that are uttered on the altar at the beginning of marriage or read as a verdict when a divorce is finalized.
Read moreHelena Anttonen wrote a comedy about old age, which did not yet come
Screenwriter Helena Anttonen (b. 1952) immediately had a very strong image of the play Another Bottle of Cava. In the first part of the play, four friends came to an agreement that they would establish a joint retirement home in Portugal. In the second part, the tension is whether the four will stay together.
Read moreA compact combination of three
Only the best for me is presented in one evening by three interesting Finnish authors and three new plays.
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