Englantilainen tarina
| Original name | Englantilainen tarina |
|---|---|
| Kirjoittajat | Paavo Haavikko |
| Original language | Finnish |
| Premiere year | 1990 |
| Theater | Lilla Teatern / Little Swedish Theatre |
| Keywords | Drama |
Synopsis
In this play several women remember their younger days in St. Petersburg at the beginning of 20th century. Communism’s first years have gone by. The women talk of past events from their dead husbands’ points of view. The bond between memory and forgetfulness develops into the main theme of the play, the manipulation of the past. The dialogue is compact, intellectually light, and ironically funny. The play’s multiple tales begin again and again, always from a new viewpoint.
Translations
| Language | Russian |
|---|---|
| Translation name | Anglijskaja istorija |
| Translators | Evgenij Popov Jukka Mallinen |
| Julkaisija | Russian ITI 1990 |
| Copies available | TINFO Theatre Info Finland, tinfo(at)teatteri.org |
| Drama agency | The Finnish Dramatists' Union, www.sunklo.fi |