Stage – Suvilahti Summer Theatre: Red Nose Company – Babylon (FI)
Stage – Suvilahti Summer Theatre: Red Nose Company – Babylon (FI)
Babylon (Minna Puolanto) wants to solve all the core questions regarding power. In the quest, she is assisted by her servant Ré (Hanna Seppä). The show scrutinizes situations where power is exercised. Besides their own experiences, the two clowns drag to the stage an assortment of scepter swingers ranging from Madonna to Ronaldo and from Catherine the Great to a smug dictator.
Directed by Marielle Eklund-Vasama, Babylon investigates power structures between different genders and comments on the still topical #metoo revolution.
Babylon caught the eye of theater goers in fall 2018 and it was included in the main program of Tampere Theater Festival in 2019.
★★★★★
”Babylon is a tale about power, seen from the viewpoints of two clowns. The show is exhilaratingly feministic, outspoken and savagely funny. ”
– YLE Tuula Viitaniemi
The show is in Finnish.
| Running time | 90 min |
|---|---|
| Location & accessibility | Tiivistämö Suvilahti |
| Age recommendation | The event is K-18. |
| Tickets | Table for one 32,50€ Table for two 63,50 Table for four 123,50 Table for six 184€ Experience three theatre evenings for 150€ |
Working group
Script and stage dramaturgy
Minna Puolanto, Marielle Eklund-Vasama and the rest of the working group
Director
Marielle Eklund-Vasama
Performers
Minna Puolanto and Hanna Seppä
Light and Sound Design
Juha Tuisku
Costume Design
Virve Balk
Photography
Mark Sergeev
Production
Minna Puolanto, Niina Bergius, Aino Torikka, Anna Jauhola and Mika Vainio / Red Nose Company
Co-production
Kanneltalo
Premiere
Kanneltalo, Helsinki, 19 Sept. 2018