Original name |
Herra Huu |
Kirjoittajat |
Hannu Mäkelä |
Original language |
Finnish |
Premiere year |
1984 |
Theater |
Turun Kaupunginteatteri / Turku City Theatre |
Keywords |
Play for children and youth |
Performances abroad
Ugala Teater, Viljandi, Estonia 2004;
Teatr Stacja Szamocin, Poland 2001;
Teatr Groteska, Krakow, Poland 1993
Synopsis
Roles: male 2, female 1
Mister Boo is a play about children's fear of the dark, about how this fear is visualized as Mister Boo and how this fear is overcome. Mister Boo's main occupation is frightening children, but he never really succeeds because Mister Boo is a rather dreamy and lazy sort of character. The children in the play and those in the audience begin to feel pity for Mister Boo, and also to consider themselves rather superior to him, although Boo himself - luckily for him - doesn't seem to be aware of this. The play takes a whimsical and humorous look at familiar things, showing how an adult, too, can be afraid. And yet, Mister Boo is also full of magic and and mystery, because, after all, he is a real witch.
Translations
Language |
English |
Translation name |
Mister Boo |
Translators |
Tim Steffa |
Copies available |
TINFO Theatre Info Finland, tinfo(at)teatteri.org |
Drama agency |
Nordic Drama Corner, office(at)dramacorner.fi |
Language |
Swedish |
Translation name |
Herr Hu |
Translators |
Bo Carpelan |
Copies available |
The Finnish Dramatists' Union, http://www.sunklo.fi |
Drama agency |
Nordic Drama Corner, office(at)dramacorner.fi |
Language |
Estonian |
Translation name |
Härra Huu |
Translators |
Rein Saluri |
Copies available |
Eesti Näitemänguagentuur / Estonian Drama Agency, ena(at)kul.ee |
Drama agency |
Nordic Drama Corner, office(at)dramacorner.fi |
Language |
Estonian |
Translation name |
Härra Huu |
Translators |
Aare Toikka |
Copies available |
Eesti Näitemänguagentuur / Estonian Drama Agency, ena(at)kul.ee |
Drama agency |
Nordic Drama Corner, office(at)dramacorner.fi |
Language |
Polish |
Translation name |
Pan Huczek |
Translators |
Joanna Trzciska-Mejor |
Julkaisija |
Wydawnictwo Novus Orbis, Gdañsk 1984 |
Drama agency |
Nordic Drama Corner, office(at)dramacorner.fi |