IMMACULATE

by Oliver Lansley

Directed by Zoë Chandler & Graham Lees

"Upon this stage a tale we bring to you
Of devils, angels, infants and a womb..."

Oliver Lansley's 'Immaculate' (2005) is a contemporary tale of a virgin birth. Mia is young, free and single, and claims she hasn’t had sex for over nine months. But she is most definitely pregnant. The father? One of the four men – mortals and sentient beings alike – who show up at her doorstep. Probably.

“Genuinely a laugh a minute, with some real strokes of comic genius”
– Metro

“This play is carved out for those who can truly appreciate witty one-liners, bitter sarcasm, over-the-top slapstick, [and] relentless swearing”
– Varsity

CAST
Elina Jackson – MIA
Hanna Ouahmane – REBECCA
Salomon Marttila – MICHAEL
Emily Matthews – GABRIEL
Mikael Kivimäki – LUCIFER
Leben Norris – GARY

PERFORMANCES
Thu 7 February at 19:00
Fri 8 February at 19:00
Sat 9 February at 19:00
Sun 10 February at 17:00
Mon 11 February at 19:00
Tue 12 February at 19:00
Wed 13 February at 19:00
Thu 14 February at 19:00

LOCATION
Höyhentämö – Pluckhouse
Korkeavuorenkatu 17, 00130 Helsinki

DURATION
to be announced, estimated at roughly two hours

TICKETS
Bought online (from our Holvi store)
15 € – standard admission
11,25 € – students, national service, retired & FBP members

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Finn-Brit Players members (who have paid their membership fees for the year) may buy a reasonable number of tickets for those accompanying them to the theatre, or for friends and family to watch them on stage. Members will need to have their membership numbers to hand when ordering (in the form FBPXXXX, where XXXX is your four-digit membership number).

Musical Theatre Workshop

WHEN: 12.15–21.00 on Sunday 2 December
WHERE: FINNBRIT, Fredrikinkatu 20 A 9, 00120 Helsinki

This workshop is aimed at anyone who is interested in working towards a production of a musical comedy, and caters for both beginners and more experienced singers/dancers/actors.

There will be three parallel two-hour workshops on singing, dance and acting for the musical theatre, with a break/time for reflection in between. Each workshop will run three times, and they are designed to be taken in any order. During the final session, we'll perform (for each other) one of the pieces that we have worked on in the individual workshops.

We will be using material from different musicals, including Falsettos. 

Matthew Wooller will lead the music workshop, looking at how to express character in singing, vocal production techniques, and general musicianship for musical theatre.

Sophie Michaud will lead the dance workshop, looking to give a framework for understanding dance, a basic dance theatre vocabulary, as well as assembling some simple choreography for the piece to be performed.

Adrian Goldman will lead the acting workshop, focussing on the differences between acting in straight plays and acting in musical theatre, movement, and how to manage the transition from dialogue to song/ song and dance.

Please contact zoe(at)finnbritplayers.com if you have any further questions about this workshop.

PARTICIPATION FEE
9€ Finn-Brit Players members
12€ Non-members

DISCOUNTS
The only discount available is for Finn-Brit Players members (who have paid their membership fees for the year). Members will need to have their membership numbers to hand when booking (in the form FBPXXXX, where XXXX is your four-digit membership number).

Places are limited. You MUST REGISTER AND PAY IN ADVANCE through our Holvi store or by clicking directly on the icon below:
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Short n Snappy

Join us for an hour of comedy, tragedy and everything in between, delivered in four plays that, while being short, don’t lack bite. (We’ll be adding more information about the plays soon, so keep an eye on this space.)

We strongly recommend that you book in advance, as there are only two performances with limited seating and these events have previously sold out.

THE PLAYS

After All  written & directed by Támara Aalto

A tragicomedy in which two worlds meet, and the similarities and differences between them are revealed. The most interesting people may not be the ones who've studied the most, but could be the ones who’ve had more experiences in their lives. Unfortunately, they’re sometimes the ones who are invisible to society.

Cast:
Woman – Pauliina Myllyntaus
Man – Leben Norrie

My Struggle  written & directed by Vello Ruus 

An autobiographical monologue about life’s struggles.

Cast:
Man – Vello Ruus

Bye Bye Brexit!  written & directed by Ulf Persson

Oh, Brexit what shall we do with you? Leave won over Remain by 52–48 and – surprise, surprise – Brexit was here! In other words, as somebody cleverly put it, Pride and Prejudice defeated Sense and Sensibility. Thank you, Jane Austen! But if you don’t want to leave, then what can you do? As an ordinary citizen? As a top politician? We’ll show you.

Cast:
He – Ulf Persson
She – Emily-Rose Matthews

Santa Innit?  written & directed by Zoë Chandler

It’s early November, which naturally means that Christmas is in full swing. So here’s a traditional yuletide tale of surprising revelations, arguing, and heavy drinking. Oh – and presents! Although it seems that some people are more into taking than giving, which Joe finds out when he receives an unexpected visit from Santa and events take a bizarre and comic turn.

Cast:
Joe – Salomon Marttila
Santa – Zoë Chandler

Two performances only at Arkadia Internatinal Bookshop (Nervanderinkatu 11, 00100 Helsinki)
Thursday 15 November 2018 at 18:45
Friday 16 November 2018 at 18:45

PLS NOTE: Due to the nature of the stage, latecomers cannot be admitted, so please arrive in good time to take your seat. This show contains strong language, and we also kindly ask that you do not bring babies or other young children to the performance.

TICKETS
10.00€ – standard admission
7.50€ – students, national service, retired & FBP members

Finn-Brit Players members (who have paid their membership fees for the year) may buy a reasonable number of tickets for those accompanying them to the theatre, or for friends and family to watch them on stage. Members will need to have their membership numbers to hand when ordering (in the form FBPXXXX, where XXXX is your four-digit membership number).

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