| Original name |
Viimeinen valssi Viipurissa |
| Kirjoittajat |
Erkki Mäkinen |
| Original language |
Finnish |
| Premiere year |
1985 |
| Theater |
Jyväskylän Kaupunginteatteri / Jyväskylä Municipal Theatre |
| Keywords |
Drama |
Performances abroad
Vanemuine Teater, Tartu, Estonia 1989
Synopsis
Characters: 2 women, 7 soldiers.
The Last Waltz of Viipuri - a play about life's beauty is an absurd tragicomedy. The play tells about the Battle of Wyborg in 1944, towards the end of The Secon World War. This battle marks the darkest day in Finnish military history. A group of young people are united in battle, but the hell of war is in the end also the hell of their souls. The play is an analysis of people in hell, and presents a valid statement for any war at any time in human history.
Translations
| Language |
English |
| Translation name |
The Last Waltz of Viipuri - A Play about Life’s Beauty |
| Translators |
Philip Binham |
| Copies available |
TINFO Theatre Info Finland, tinfo(at)teatteri.org |
| Drama agency |
The Finnish Dramatists’ Union, http://www.sunklo.fi |
| Language |
Estonian |
| Translation name |
Viimne valss Viiburis |
| Translators |
Evald Kampus |
| Copies available |
Eesti Näitemänguagentuur / Estonian Drama Agency, ena(at)kul.ee |
| Drama agency |
The Finnish Dramatists' Union, http://www.sunklo.fi |