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In the picture, from the opening scene of the play, from left to right: Egeus/ Hernekukka (Uuula Laakso), Lysander (Esko Vatula), Hermia (Virve Larimo) and Theseus/Oberon (Juha Häkkänen). Foto Kari Hulkko.
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Jukka Aaltonen, a violin playing Puck, a Scandinavian Neck, hides in the reeds of the lake.
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Puck (Juha Häkkänen) secretly watching Titanias actions.
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In the picture, from the opening scene of the play, from left to right: Egeus/ Hernekukka (Uuula Laakso), Lysander (Esko Vatula), Hermia (Virve Larimo) and Theseus/Oberon (Juha Häkkänen). Foto Kari Hulkko.
Midsummernight's Dream by William Shakespeare
Kajaana City Theatre, Finland, 1987
A Midsummernight’s Dream by William Shakespeare (Kajaanin Kaupunginteatteri 1978) is set in a Finnish midsummernight’s party (of the pocher kind) at a lakeside in the forests.
These are press reviews from Finland for “Midsummernight’s dream. The production was by some considered as the most beautiful Midsummernight’s dream they have seen.
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