Is female desire at all possible?
Minna Canth’s 19th century play asks whether a young woman’s need to ascertain her own sexuality and identity can exist past the dictation of others. Meanwhile, being one of the most daring and intimate stories of Finnish playwriting, Sylvi is a Scandinavian version of Anna Karenina, and it is told first and foremost to a young audience. In the play, lust is a stifling thirst, a need to see oneself and to be seen. The classic has an unrelenting pulse, and no half measures are permitted. Beyond sexual desires, the play deals with the themes of jealousy, control and possession. Its blood is vital and flesh willing.
Text : Minna Canth – Mikko Roiha
Director, Set & Light Design Mikko Roiha
Music & sound Matti Raita
Costume Design Taina Sivonen
Producer Jesper Karlsson
Production Free Theatre with Klockriketeatern, Kokkola City Theatre, Savonlinna Theatre, Wasa Teater, Åbo Svenska Teater and Riksteater
Performers:
Pia Andersson
Lina Ekblad
Lasse Fagerström
Mervi Koskinen
Matti Raita
Performed in Swedish and Finnish, surtitled in English/German.
Duration approx 1h 20 min.