Genre
- Musical
Language
FinnishAge recommendation
14+- Venue
&Revontuli
Services and how to get there - Duration
Approx. 2 h 40 min incl. intermission
- Language
Finnish
- Surtitles
English and Finnish
on our mobile app - Notes
Theatrical haze, bright and flickering lights
- Accessibility
Wheelchair, companion, and interpreter seats from the box office
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What others are saying
“I first read about Minna Craucher years ago and her tantalising character stayed with me. But I thought that she wasn’t stage material. She didn’t do anything societally noteworthy, quite the opposite. Why create a performance about a woman whose contemporaries overwhelmingly wanted her forgotten, for good. But Minna’s story didn’t leave me alone. It eluded definition. I realised it was precisely that complexity that drew me in. On the one hand, Minna was a stone-cold fraudster and an immoral criminal, but, on the other hand, she was a woman born into adversity who refused to accept her pre-destined lot. It is up to the audience to decide whether Minna was a hero, or an anti-hero.”Aino Pennanen
"I am who I want to be"
Playwright | Aino Pennanen |
|---|---|
Composer | Eeva Kontu |
Director | Riikka Oksanen |
Costume Designer | Tiina Kaukanen |
Set Designer | Tinja Salmi |
Lighting Designer | Ville Mäkelä |
Sound Designer | Tony Sikström |
Make-up | Pia Malmberg |
Performers | Laura Hänninen, Petrus Kähkönen, Jussi-Pekka Parviainen, Roosa Söderholm, Robert Kock, Miiko Toiviainen |
Performance Rights | Nordic Drama Corner Oy |
Pricing
- Standard42 €
- Small group (4+)39 €
- Pensioner37 €
- Groups (20+)37 €
- Student, unemployed, under 2525 €
- Student and under 25 on Wednesdays (available 5 days before)12 €
Welcome to the Poetry Slam Club, where you can present your own texts to an encouraging audience. Register on-site; each open mic participant has a maximum of five minutes for their performance. Free entry.
There is an age limit of 18 years for this show. Drinks bought from Bar Juoru can be taken into the stands.
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Laura Hänninen
Roles include: Lempi, Matron of the Rest Home, Minna Craucher
Instruments: vocals, piano, bass, percussions
"If I could be anyone I wanted... I'd want to be a magician who, with one wave of a wand, could turn all the world's ammunition into flowers."
Robert Kock
Roles include: Mrs. Slöör, Ship Worker, Runolinna
Instruments: vocals, guitar, bass, piano
"If I could be anyone I wanted... I'd want to be the best version of myself."
Petrus Kähkönen
Roles include Hotel Receptionist, Minna Craucher, Uuno Kailas, Vihtori Kosola
Instruments: vocals, piano, guitar, bass, drums, cello
"If I could be anyone I wanted... I'd be Spiderman."
Jussi-Pekka Parviainen
Roles include: Diplomat, Minna Craucher, Wallenius
Instruments: vocals, guitar, drums, piano, percussions
"If I could be anyone I wanted... I'd be a well-loved pet dog: a roof over my head, regular meals and walks, and as job perks, plenty of cuddles and access to a private health care when needed."
Miiko Toiviainen
Roles include: Mrs. Von Kreuzer, Minna Craucher, Olavi Paavolainen
Instruments: vocals, piano, percussions
"If I could be anyone I wanted... I'd be an actor born in the 22nd century, so I could get a glimpse of the future of theatre. Or maybe I'd be unemployed, marvelling at the reign of musical robots!"
Roosa Söderholm
Roles include: Minna Craucher, Mika Waltari
Instruments: vocals, piano, percussions
"If I could be anyone I wanted... I'd be Arya Stark from Game of Thrones, at least for a moment, because she's an incredible adventurer, smart, a skilled swordswoman, and ultimately a hero."
Aino Pennanen
Aino Pennanen is a Helsinki-based playwright and dramaturg. Her recent work includes Valeäidit which premiered at Ryhmäteatteri in 2023, and Miiko Toiviainen's touring production of monologue play Kepeä elämäni. Aino has written for Teatteri Takomo, Yle's Radioteatteri, Tampereen Työväen Teatteri, Teatteri Vanha Juko, and Saimaan Teatteri, among others.
Photo: Antti Jäderholm
Eeva Kontu
Eeva Kontu is a composer and musical director. Kontu is a graduate of the Royal Academy of Music, London (MA Musical Theatre) and Tampere University of Applied Sciences. She began her career as a theatre conductor in 2005 (having worked as a theatre musician since 2000) and has, so far, worked in more than 40 musical theatre productions. She has composed musicals, an opera, and music for film and radio drama. Her most recent work, the opera Armi – vahvan naisen muotokuva, premiered at Ilmajoen Musiikkijuhlat festival in 2023. Kontu has worked as musical director at Helsinki City Theatre, Tampereen Työväen Teatteri, and Turku City Theatre, among others. She is a founding member of the new Musical Theatre Festival, and she serves as the festival’s artistic director. In addition, she is the chairperson of music management and promotion firm MD Company, and regularly appears on public service broadcaster Yle’s morning programme YLE Aamu’s Jälkinäytös segment. Kontu is the winner of Olavi Veistäjä prize.
Photo: Maru Lemmetty
Riikka Oksanen
Riikka Oksanen is a Helsinki-based freelance director. She graduated from the University of the Arts Helsinki's Theatre Academy in theatre directing. Riikka has directed performances at the Finnish National Theatre, the Finnish National Opera, Ryhmäteatteri, KOM-teatteri, Teatteri Takomo, Teatteri Vanha Juko, Saimaan Teatteri, and for Yle radio. She directed the opera Ihmepoika A which was awarded the Best Opera of 2017 prize in the International Young Audiences Music Awards (YAMawards) competition.
Photo: Taavi Hasunen
