Note: No longer in repertoire!

Ragnar, a retired headmaster, is tired of his life—and especially of his wife Anneli. After a visit to the doctor, Ragnar sets out to make those closest to him feel guilty: his wife Anneli, his best friend Helge the vicar, and his goddaughter Monika. But Ragnar himself rediscovers his zest for life…

DEN SISTA CIGARREN is a comedy by Bengt Ahlfors, one of Swedish-speaking Finland’s foremost living playwrights. The play has been translated into around ten languages, but has never before been performed by a professional Swedish-language ensemble in Finland.

The comedy drew plenty of hearty laughter in spring 2017 and toured Finland’s south-west coast in spring 2018.

A guest production by Åbo Svenska Teater.

Cast: Thomas Backlund, Amanda Nyman, Monica Nyman and Bror Österlund.

Directed by Jukka Aaltonen. Set and costume design by Jani Uljas.