Huijarin muistiinpanot
Note: No longer in repertoire!
A full-blooded comedy of deception brings a cavalcade of delicious characters to the stage.
The satire Huijarin muistiinpanot is a classic of Russian drama, and director Kari Heiskanen’s take on the play is a full-blooded comedy of deception. Glumov, an intelligent young man with neither a career nor a spouse, decides to pretend he is considerably less clever than he really is to get what he wants. He becomes a favourite among the rich and powerful, flattering his way into a job and duping his way to the bride of his choice. His fatal mistake is keeping a notebook in which he records his true opinions of the influential people he meets, as well as his conversations with them. When the notebook is exposed, high society is forced to take a hard look in the mirror—and the reflection is far from flattering. Ostrovsky’s barbed comedy brings a cavalcade of delicious characters to the stage.
Cast Pekka Strang, Riitta Havukainen, Taneli Mäkelä, Rauno Ahonen, Sanna-June Hyde, Jouko Klemettilä, Tiia Louste, Jari Pehkonen, Leena Rapola, Matti Rasila, Sauli Suonpää, Kaisa Torkkel, Leenamari Unho, Eija Vilpas, Joachim Wigelius
Finnish translation Teemu Kaskinen
Director Kari Heiskanen
Set design Antti Mattila
Costume design Piia Rinne
Make-up Anne Gorlewski-Leino, Tuula Kuittinen and Taina Tervo
Lighting design Mika Ijäs
Sound designer Eradj Nazimov
















