| Original name |
Mobile Horror |
| Kirjoittajat |
Juha Jokela |
| Original language |
Finnish |
| Premiere year |
2003 |
| Theater |
Teatteri Jurkka / Theatre Jurkka |
| Keywords |
Drama |
Performances abroad
Volkstheater Rostock, Germany 17.10.2008; Svandovo Divadlo, Prague 15.5.2006
Wiesbaden Staatstheater, Germany 2004;
Staged reading, Arcola Theatre, London, UK 2004;
Théâtre du Centaure, Luxemburg 2003;
Staged reading, International Drama Colony, Motovun, Croatia 2003
Synopsis
Roles: 1 female, 3 male
Dacutec, a company producing mobile services for phones is in the process of a major change. The chief executive of the company, Terhi, returns from her vacation, after having recuperated from a burn out. She is filled with new vigour and moral conduct. The goal of the company, she says, can no longer be to simply sweep money away from ignorant customers. The future Dacutec will be guided in its actions by truly humane values and righteous morals.
However, the process of introducing new values takes a turn, when the management of the conglomerate announces a plan for a fusion and thus cutbacks in employment. To prevent the looming threat, the employees sketch up product ideas that become all the crazier as the threat grows near. The relations between people inevitably culminate. The time has come to question the true values of humanity.
Mobile Horror is an intense comedy that investigates the modern business world and unravels its reality. It is a story about a person's ordeal in the swirls of the new technology and under its pressure to attain maximum profits. Through humour each individual is given a chance to reflect upon his or her relationship to his work, values and principles, which are present in the making of society today.
"This is just brainstorming of some sort, but still - the human being craves for love, right? At least for me, and I'm not afraid to say it; number one on my list of values is love. By far."
Translations
| Language |
German |
| Translation name |
Mobile Horror |
| Translators |
Angela Plöger |
| Copies available |
Finnish Theatre Information Centre, www.teatteri.org, tinfo(at)teatteri.org |
| Drama agency |
Nordic Drama Corner, www.dramacorner.fi, office(at)dramacorner.fi |
| Language |
English |
| Translation name |
A Mobile Horror |
| Translators |
David Hackston |
| Copies available |
Nordic Drama Corner, www.dramacorner.fi, office(at)dramacorner.fi |
| Drama agency |
Nordic Drama Corner, www.dramacorner.fi, office(at)dramacorner.fi |
| Language |
French |
| Translation name |
Mobile Horror |
| Translators |
Anne Colin du Terrail |
| Copies available |
Nordic Drama Corner, www.dramacorner.fi, office(at)dramacorner.fi |
| Drama agency |
Nordic Drama Corner, www.dramacorner.fi, office(at)dramacorner.fi |
| Language |
Swedish |
| Translation name |
Mobile Horror |
| Translators |
Jan Nåls |
| Copies available |
Nordic Drama Corner, www.dramacorner.fi, office(at)dramacorner.fi |
| Drama agency |
Nordic Drama Corner, www.dramacorner.fi, office(at)dramacorner.fi |
| Language |
Croatian |
| Translation name |
Mobile Horror |
| Translators |
Jasenka Zajec |
| Copies available |
Nordic Drama Corner, www.dramacorner.fi, office(at)dramacorner.fi |
| Drama agency |
Nordic Drama Corner, www.dramacorner.fi, office(at)dramacorner.fi |
| Language |
Danish |
| Translation name |
Mobile Horror |
| Translators |
Birgita Bonde Hansen |
| Copies available |
Nordic Drama Corner, www.dramacorner.fi, office(at)dramacorner.fi |
| Drama agency |
Nordic Drama Corner, www.dramacorner.fi, office(at)dramacorner.fi |
| Language |
Estonian |
| Translation name |
Mobile Horror |
| Translators |
Kalju Kruuse |
| Copies available |
Nordic Drama Corner, www.dramacorner.fi, office(at)dramacorner.fi |
| Drama agency |
Nordic Drama Corner, www.dramacorner.fi, office(at)dramacorner.fi |
| Language |
Hungarian |
| Translation name |
Mobilhorror - ré vig játék |
| Translators |
Yvette Jankó Szép |
| Copies available |
Nordic Drama Corner, www.dramacorner.fi, office(at)dramacorner.fi |
| Drama agency |
Nordic Drama Corner, www.dramacorner.fi, office(at)dramacorner.fi |
| Language |
Spanish |
| Translation name |
Mobile horror |
| Translators |
Suvi Ollila
Maritza Núñez |
| Julkaisija |
ADE; www.adeteatro.com |
| Copies available |
Nordic Drama Corner, www.dramacorner.fi, office(at)dramacorner.fi |
| Drama agency |
Nordic Drama Corner, www.dramacorner.fi, office(at)dramacorner.fi |
| Language |
Czech |
| Translation name |
Mobile Horror |
| Translators |
Hana Worthen |
| Copies available |
Aura-Pont s.r.o. www.aura-pont.cz, aura-pont@aura-pont.cz |
| Drama agency |
Aura-Pont s.r.o. www.aura-pont.cz, aura-pont@aura-pont.cz |