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Note: No longer in repertoire!
Directed by: Neil Hardwick
Costume and set design: Kirsti Kasnio
Cast: Pekka Strang, Sampo Sarkola, Birgitta Ulfsson, Edith Holmström, Armi Toivanen, Tom Wentzel/Markku Huhtamo/Pekka Laiho, Pia Runnakko, Joachim Wigelius.
THE PLAY, WRITTEN BY OSCAR WILDE MORE THAN 100 YEARS AGO, WORKS:Why do women always fall in love with Ernest?Lilla Teatern surprises the audience perfectly. Set design floral arrangements and pastel-toned and clean white or opposite black color in outfits cause after the initial confusion balanced and performance Excellently sturdy frames.English upper class To this day, To hold on to their rights to be others above. And these rights can be heard undeniably According to today’s people, comic features. On the other hand, – this topic and skilfully implemented in a couple of hours The play makes the audience detached from everyday life and to fly On the wings of theatre to England to follow the love of Pain and comical twists Lilla Teatern’s cozy in the hall.Director Neil Hardwick Known for its skilful manner get from its actors suitable for each performance special features. The play is excellent for this example. And Pekka Strang and Sampo Sarkola play their roles so believably, that even Algernon Moncrieffin (Sampo Sarkola) The way of sitting is allowed in the modern man shudders. Aristocrats Movement and habit but it’s so different to talk than we are used to today. On the other hand, These are the things that create a basis for the play, in which Everything works. Edith Holmström and Armi Toivanen brings to the performance charmingly feminine appearances. Their friendship is put to the test when love Ernest has had a flare-up. Silly governess performed by Pia Runnakko and The one playing the vicar Chasuble Tom Wentzel complements the upper class and the common people contrast in a smoothly progressing story. Birgitta Ulfsson Lady Bracknellina makes the upper class Her role as a lady with such skill, that one could imagine following Royal Ascot Horse Racing one after the other Sophistication of better women “The scenery must be in order even if everything else is in trouble. And everything is crowned by Joachim Wigelius, who skilfully both as a butler and as a as a male servant with facial expressions and with his essence he can achieve humorous contrasts with the upper class and the rest of the common people.And what about the plot. Two upper classes men, two sweethearts women, marriage deals organizing Lady, priest, silly Serious governess and a male servant/butler. The farce is complete when Ernest I don’t really recognize it, especially when there are Ernests after all two, or was it one, or is there even Ernest in the play… Finally, the social circle a saving riddle is revealed, But how, everyone can go see
Read moreLilla Teatern’s interpretation of Oscar Wilde is hilariously satirical
Read moreThe lifestyle of the upper class is the object of ridicule Even the beginning seems promising. Algernon (Sampo Sarkola), a young upper-class British dude, enters the scene and has a laugh-out-loud conversation with his self-confident servant Lane (Joachim Wigelius) about cucumber bread and other “very” important things. The verbal rejoicing continues throughout the performance, after all, it is the well-known comedy The Importance of Being Earnest by the intellectual writer Oscar Wilde, who was active in London in the late 1800s. At Lilla Teatern, the play is performed in Finnish translation as Why Women Always Fall in Love with Ernest, written by Sam Hardwick. The performance is directed with a confident touch by Neil Hardwick.The plot of the comedy is not that amazing. Two young women, Gwendolen (Armi Toivanen) and Cecily (Edith Holmström), want to marry, but only to a man named Ernest. This ensues a tangle of misunderstandings and confusion involving Algernon’s friend John (Pekka Strang), his aunt Lady Bracknell (Birgitta Ulfsson) and the vicar Chasuble (Tom Wentzel). However, the light-hearted hilarity hides a hefty dose of criticism of the society of its time and the lifestyle of the upper class. Many of its lines have survived, such as “The truth is rarely pure and never simple”, “A cynic knows the price of everything but the value of nothing” and “We are all in the gutter, but some of us look at the stars”. The actors throw themselves into their roles with all their professionalism. Special mention must be given to Ulfsson, who is perfectly suited to the arrogant and hypocritical role of Lady Bracknell. The glorious emptiness of upper-class life is emphasized by the magnificent costumes and sets designed by Kirsti Kasnio .
Read moreIdle class does not compromise on its achieved benefits If someone comes to me and says that The Importance of Being Earnest, written by Oscar Wilde 112 years ago, is one of the funniest comedies of all time, I won’t object. After all, it has the essential ingredients in one package: farce tuned to a good pace, satire that mocks the ruthless people and witty verbal comedy. All you need is a director who masters the genres of comedy, a skilled translator and actors dedicated to precision… Lilla Teatern’s ensemble has found those capabilities and the result is a joyful two-hour performance.It may be that last year, when Wilde’s Pill of Joy was made in Lillan in Swedish, things were even more flexible. Now that the performance language is the second Finnish language for most actors, fast replication and articulation are sometimes in demand. Or it was, at the premiere a week and a half ago; Now the tongue is probably already in the middle of the mouth at the right time and alternately in both cheeks.
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