It’s Showtime – FELT IF 2012!

What provides a rare treat for theatre lovers and a flexible opportunity for new audience members to dip their toes into the theatrical water? FELT IF 2012! With the fourth Festival of English Language Theatre in Finland just around the corner, let’s enjoy a sneak preview of what this year brings.

Sure Thing, FELT IF 2012 by Håkan Mitts, Thespians Anonymous 2012
Say all the right words *calmly* to lay out the tracks towards a happy ending…
Words, Words, Words, FELT IF 2012 by Håkan Mitts, Thespians Anonymous 2012
K.K.K.K.K.K.K.K.K.K.K.K.K.K.K… (?) and you’ll go dry. You’ll get blocked. You might even feel like you’re repeating yourself.
The Bench, FELT IF 2012 by Jukka Patynen, The Finn-Brit Players 2012
Make small talk instead.
Beer Girl, FELT IF 2012 by Håkan Mitts, Thespians Anonymous 2012
Demand answers.
Bear with Me, FELT IF 2012 by Håkan Mitts, Thespians Anonymous 2012
But don’t let your emotions fool you.
A Long Time Ago, FELT IF 2012 by Håkan Mitts, Thespians Anonymous 2012
Did I hear Fool?
Variations on the Death of Trotsky, FELT IF 2012 by Håkan Mitts, Thespians Anonymous 2012
Maybe the head gardener mispronounced and so requested, “Axe Mr Trotsky”?
Call of the Revolution, FELT IF 2012 by Håkan Mitts, Thespians Anonymous 2012
It's time.
NOT the Vagina Monologues, FELT IF 2012 by Esa Virtanen, Blood Love Rhetoric 2012
The world is a theatre. Enjoy.

See you at FELT IF 2012!

 

Photographs: Håkan Mitts, Jukka Pätynen and Esa Virtanen
Text: Alicja Kocańda
Layout: Erna Bodström

Alicja Kocańda loves making things happen and is passionate about working in the performing arts industry. With Thespians Anonymous (TA) she discovered her work&life balance – make sure you also do something significant outside of your day job. She is one of the Festival directors and its co-producer, making this her 10th production with TA.

Thespians Anonymous proudly present seven short plays at FELT IF, held 20-25 November at Dance Theatre Hurjaruuth. At FELT IF 2012, the fourth Festival of English Language Theatre in Finland, a total of nine short plays are staged by three companies: The Finn-Brit Players, Thespians Anonymous and Blood, Love & Rhetoric. For more information about the performances and plays, visit the FELT IF website.

The images are taken from the following plays, in order of appearance:
Sure Thing (from the collection All in the Timing, performed by Thespians Anonymous)
Words, Words, Words (from the collection All in the Timing, performed by Thespians Anonymous)
The Bench (performed by The Finn-Brit Players)
Beer Girl (performed by Thespians Anonymous)
Bear With Me (performed by Thespians Anonymous)
A Long Time Ago (performed by Thespians Anonymous)
Variations on the Death of Trotsky (from the collection All in the Timing, performed by Thespians Anonymous)
Call of the Revolution (performed by Thespians Anonymous)
NOT the Vagina Monologues (performed by Blood, Love & Rhetoric)

Our thanks to the TA photographer, Håkan Mitts!

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