From Start To Finnish
From Start to Finnish is an initiative between The Pleasance Theatre Trust and ACE Production Finland, with the mission to bring Finnish work to the UK and take British work to Finland. This new programme has revealed Finland’s successful and astonishing approach to theatre, its diversity, its talent and its successes. The Pleasance is excited to welcome two critically acclaimed Finnish works to be performed in London for the first time: The Overcoat and Death of a Theatre Critic as well as British work, Your Last Breath, to be shown in Finland later this year.
‘The country’s [FINLAND] entire approach to theatre is not only inspiring but also valuable for the UK theatre industry as we look for quality productions, talent and ideas for the future.’
Anthony Alderson, Director, Pleasance Theatre
Continuous Growth - 2012 Edinburgh Festival Fringe
A comedy about productivity. Scottish family man Andy loses his job, starts a business, and brings down the entire world economy. Sharp, funny satire from the team behind 2011's The Overcoat ***** (Scotsman).
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My Elevator Days - 2012 Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Elderly gentleman seeks companion for conversation. Previous confidents: his Mother, Kafka (a dog), Grace Kelly (the greatly-missed), Enok (an elevator), Diana (sex-worker turned dog-walker). Hobbies: gate-crashing funerals. Says: ‘It’s nice if someone remembers you once existed.’
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The Overcoat
Finland’s leading independent theatre, the Ryhmäteatteri (“Group Theatre”), present a Scottish adaptation of their smash hit, The Overcoat. Originally written by Esa Leskinen and Sami Keski-Vähälä, the Scottish adaptation has been relocated to Edinburgh by local playwright Catherine Grosvenor and stars award-winning actor Billy Mack (Winner of The Stage Best Actor Award 2011 for The Overcoat) as Akaky. It is directed by half-Finnish, half-Scottish talent Aleksis Meaney.
Death of a Theatre Critic
Death of a Theatre Critic, by Joakim Groth, was first produced at Svenska Teatern in Helsinki, Finland premiering January 17th 2009. It was translated into English by Julian Garner especially for Edinburgh Festival the From Start to Finnish programme.
Your Last Breath
Theatre company Curious Directive are a British company to take part in the Finnish exchange. Your Last Breath was a huge success at the Edinburgh Fringe 2011 winning a Fringe First Award and it is coming back to The Pleasance this Spring before it goes across to Finland.
