| Original name |
Tuntematon potilas |
| Kirjoittajat |
Inkeri Kilpinen |
| Original language |
Finnish |
| Premiere year |
1964 |
| Theater |
Suomen Kansallisteatteri / Finnish National Theatre |
| Keywords |
Drama |
Performances abroad
Staged reading by the Communication Arts Department of the Rajabhat Institute, Festival of European Theatre, Bangkok, Thailand 2003 and 2005;
The State National Theatre of Karelia, Petrozavodsk, Russia 1995;
Masfellssveit Theatre Troupe, Iceland
Synopsis
The Unknown Patient has been staged more than a thousand times. The play's effect is based on its internal contradictions: the busy hospital administrators make decisions regarding the care of the mentally ill without any real knowledge of the situation. Due to a misunderstanding, the chairman himself winds up as a patient at the mental hospital, where he is confronted with his own absurd works and decisions as an unknown patient.
Translations
| Language |
English |
| Translation name |
The Unknown Patient |
| Translators |
Aaron Bell |
| Copies available |
TINFO Theatre Info Finland, tinfo(at)teatteri.org |
| Drama agency |
The Finnish Dramatists’ Union, www. sunklo.fi, info(at)sunklo.fi |
| Language |
Swedish |
| Translation name |
Den okända patienten |
| Translators |
Bjarne Commondt |
| Copies available |
TINFO Theatre Info Finland, tinfo(at)teatteri.org |
| Drama agency |
The Finnish Dramatists’ Union, http://www.sunklo.fi |
| Language |
Thai |
| Translation name |
***** |
| Translators |
Montana Sikares |
| Copies available |
TINFO Theatre Info Finland, tinfo(at)teatteri.org |
| Drama agency |
The Finnish Dramatists’ Union, http://www.sunklo.fi |
| Language |
German |
| Translation name |
Der unbekannte Patient |
| Translators |
Irmgard Pennanen |
| Copies available |
TINFO Theatre Info Finland, tinfo(at)teatteri.org |
| Drama agency |
The Finnish Dramatists’ Union, http://www.sunklo.fi |
| Language |
Slovak |
| Translation name |
Neznámy pacient |
| Translators |
Pavol Tvarozhek |
| Copies available |
The Finnish Dramatists' Union, http://www.sunklo.fi |
| Drama agency |
The Finnish Dramatists' Union, http://www.sunklo.fi |
| Language |
Russian |
| Translation name |
Neizvestnyj pacient |
| Translators |
Edvin Alatalo |
| Copies available |
The Finnish Dramatists' Union, http://www.sunklo.fi |
| Drama agency |
The Finnish Dramatists' Union, http://www.sunklo.fi |
| Language |
Udmurt |
| Translation name |
Todmotèm visis' |
| Translators |
Anatolij N. Uvarov |
| Copies available |
The Finnish Dramatists' Union, http://www.sunklo.fi |
| Drama agency |
The Finnish Dramatists' Union, http://www.sunklo.fi |
| Language |
Mari |
| Translation name |
Kajymashte-tolmashte, lekmashte-purymashte |
| Translators |
Vasili Janalov |
| Julkaisija |
Ontshyko 12/1998 |
| Copies available |
The Finnish Dramatists’ Union, www. sunklo.fi, info(at)sunklo.fi |
| Drama agency |
The Finnish Dramatists’ Union, www. sunklo.fi, info(at)sunklo.fi |
| Language |
Estonian |
| Translation name |
Tundmatu patsient |
| Translators |
L. Ainula
E. Noot |
| Copies available |
Eesti Teatri- ja Muusikamuuseum, http://www.tmm.ee |
| Drama agency |
The Finnish Dramatists' Union, http://www.sunklo.fi |
| Language |
Russian |
| Translation name |
Neizvestnyj pacient |
| Translators |
Tatjana Krasnova |
| Copies available |
The Finnish Dramatists' Union, http://www.sunklo.fi |
| Drama agency |
The Finnish Dramatists' Union, http://www.sunklo.fi |