| Original name |
Olga |
| Kirjoittajat |
Laura Ruohonen |
| Original language |
Finnish |
| Premiere year |
1995 |
| Theater |
Suomen Kansallisteatteri / Finnish National Theatre |
| Keywords |
Drama |
Performances abroad
Workshop-performance, IWPC conference, Galway, Ireland 1997;
Staged reading, Piccolo Teatro, Milan, Italy 2005;
Rough Magic Theatre, Dublin, Ireland 2003;
Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh, Scotland 2001,2003;
Staged reading, Scandinavia on Stage conference, New York, USA 2001;
Staged reading, Nordic Drama, New York 2002;
Scandinavian Drama Festival, Dublin 2002;
Jaunas Teatras, Vilna, Lithuania 2000
Janka Kupala Academic Theatre, Minsk 2007;
Cut down version, Columbia university 2003;
Synopsis
“Real love happens when two people fall in love and share a life. But what do I get? Nothing but grief. Why couldn’t we have been born at the same time, and married?”
Olga is a moving play about the desire for life and the rebellion of an old woman who lives alone. When Olga notices that her relatives and surviving acquaintances are hoping for her death, she stops caring for the rules of convention. The young Rundis, an outcast and loser, also tries to exploit the old woman, but finds Olga defeats him. Unnecessary to others, these two creatures form an alliance and for a moment they become each other’s only friends. At the end of the play, Olga is left alone and gives up her rich life.
Translations
| Language |
English |
| Translation name |
Olga |
| Translators |
Anselm Hollo |
| Copies available |
Theatre Info Finland (TINFO), tinfo(a)tinfo.fi |
| Drama agency |
Colombine Teaterförlag, Gaffelgränd 1 A, 11130 Stockholm, Sweden, info(at)colombine.se |
| Language |
Romanian |
| Translation name |
Olga |
| Translators |
Laura Vioreanu |
| Drama agency |
Colombine Teaterförlag, Gaffelgränd 1 A, 11130 Stockholm, Sweden, info(at)colombine.se |
| Language |
Lithuanian |
| Translation name |
Olga |
| Translators |
Regina Vencute |
| Drama agency |
Colombine Teaterförlag, Gaffelgränd 1 A, 11130 Stockholm, Sweden, info(at)colombine.se |
| Language |
German |
| Translation name |
Olga |
| Translators |
Angela Plöger |
| Copies available |
Edition Smidt, Wolfratshauser str. 55 D-82049 Pullach im Isartal, Germany, steets(at)editionsmidt.de |
| Drama agency |
Edition Smidt, Wolfratshauser str. 55 D-82049 Pullach im Isartal, Germany, steets(at)editionsmidt.de |
| Language |
Russian |
| Translation name |
Olga |
| Translators |
Venla Kiiranen |
| Julkaisija |
Zanaves 4/2000; Sovremennaja dramaturgija 2/2003 |
| Copies available |
TINFO Theatre Info Finland, tinfo(at)tinfo.fi |
| Drama agency |
Colombine Teaterförlag, Gaffelgränd 1 A, 11130 Stockholm, Sweden, info(at)colombine.se |
| Language |
Italian |
| Translation name |
Olga |
| Translators |
Antonio Parente |
| Copies available |
TINFO Theatre Info Finland, tinfo(at)teatteri.org |
| Drama agency |
Colombine Teaterförlag, Gaffelgränd 1 A, 11130 Stockholm, Sweden, info(at)colombine.se |
| Language |
French |
| Translation name |
Olga |
| Translators |
Tytti Halme |
| Drama agency |
Colombine Teaterförlag, Gaffelgränd 1 A, 11130 Stockholm, Sweden, info(at)colombine.se |
| Language |
Chinese (Cantonese) |
| Translation name |
Olga |
| Translators |
Chen Chapman |
| Language |
English (American) |
| Translation name |
Olga |
| Translators |
Nely Keinänen |
| Copies available |
Nordic Drama Corner, www.dramacorner.fi, office(at)dramacorner.fi |
| Drama agency |
Nordic Drama Corner, www.dramacorner.fi, office(at)dramacorner.fi |