Murder Mystery Evening

murder mystery facebookWHAT: Murder Mystery Evening
WHEN: Saturday 22 March, 7-10 pm
WHERE: Forum Box, Ruoholahdenranta 3a, Helsinki (Map)

Join us at the opening of a new exhibition by famous artist Benedict Black, whose private life is as controversial as his art: the next drawing to appear at the gallery will be a chalk outline... and it's your task to find out who dunnit.

As a detective, it will be your job to try to identify the murderer by observing and interacting with Mr Black and his guests. There will be a nice prize for the cleverest detective!

Mr Black will be serving some wine and party nibbles.

Ticket prices:
EUR 10 for non-members and EUR 5 for Finn-Brit Players members who have paid their membership fees for 2014.
Obtain your discount using the coupon code MM9999, where 9999 is your membership number.

Please BUY TICKETS by 20 March.
NOTE: Tickets will NOT be sold at the door.
Our last mystery sold out fast, so don't delay!

BUY TICKETS HERE!!

About a week before the Mystery, we'll start sending out your detective names and an info pack about the setting and game mechanics - it's not obligatory, but we hope you'll come in character.

 

NOTE: This is a participatory murder mystery evening, not a performance!
Handicapped Accessible sign.svg There is one area of Forum Box that can only be accessed via stairs. As all areas will be utilised for this event, your detective experience may be hindered if you have mobility issues preventing you from climbing stairs.

Poetry & Jazz - Drunk & Disorderly

pjposter 14spr webWHAT: Poetry & Jazz – Drunk and Disorderly
WHEN: Tuesdays, 11, 18 & 25 March, 7 pm
WHERE: Arkadia International Bookshop, Nervanderinkatu 11 (Map)

Join us for another hour of poetry, monologues and music on a substance that is guaranteed to divide opinions.

It's our round, so what will it be? An ode to wine, the comedic consequences of a glass too many, or a lament on the tragedies of alcohol abuse? This spring, the P&J crew will be 'Drunk & Disorderly'.

You can see the full programme here: http://www.finnbritplayers.com/productions/poetry-jazz/drunk-disorderly

Produced by Zoë Chandler. Music by Stina Halmetoja, piano and vocals.

The Memory of Water

The Memory of WaterThe Memory of WaterPhoto by Antti Vainio
by Shelagh Stephenson

5, 6, 7, 8, 10 May at 7 pm
11 May at 5 pm ~ Mother's Day Special: half price for Mothers!
at Kino (Andorra Culture and Entertainment Center), Eerikinkatu 11, 00100 Helsinki (map)

Should there be a Sudden Death Etiquette to help the recently-bereaved talk and behave "like people usually do"?

Perhaps there should, but perhaps people usually do behave like Teresa, Mary and Catherine. When they get together to arrange their mother's funeral, agreement on anything is near-impossible to reach, old lies and secrets are revealed, too much whisky is consumed, too many joints smoked... There is laughter, there is anger, there are tears, but in the end, "Forgiving someone's just like throwing a switch... And afterwards, you are free."

The play won an Olivier Award for Best Comedy in 2000. Please note we do not recommend the play to children under 16.

Co-directed by Pauliina Munukka & Anna Rawlings, produced by Joan Nordlund.

Featuring Zoë Chandler, Giorgia Ghizzoni, Stina Halmetoja, Laura Norrman, David Rogers and Christopher Sloan.

Tickets available from late March.

 

An amateur English-language production by arrangement with Samuel French Ltd.
Please note we do not recommend the play to children under 16.

Popping a cherry

BlockingPutting a scene to bed...Yes - after all these years with the Players, I have dared, for the first time, to try out the director's chair. It's different being on the other side of the table, that much is clear. Obviously, I'm having an easy(ish!) ride of it, given I'm co-directing with Pauliina, who's an old hand in that chair, so to speak, and the fact that the cast is both talented and committed as well as hard-working (although don't tell them I said that, as it may make them big-headed). Many are off-script with some scenes already (well done guys! The drinks I promised as books-down carrots need to materialise) and all have put much thought into who they are. Onstage, I mean. 

To prove this point… herewith a photo from the first blocking rehearsal, and Mike has already got a hard-on. It's alright, no need to get worried – it's in the script. 

Helpless (rehearsed reading)

WHAT: Helpless (rehearsed reading)Helpless
WHEN: Friday 28 February, 7 pm
WHERE: FINNBRIT, Fredrikinkatu 20 A 9 (Map)

Welcome to our first rehearsed reading of the year: 'Helpless' by Vello Ruus on Friday 28 February at 7 pm.

Should we help others? Why? And when is intervention a bad idea?

Michael returns home after a year abroad to find Katy living in his house with her newborn baby. Due to Katy's depression, she is unable to cope with her life and, once again, Michael finds himself having to help.

To his relief, his daughter Ricki shows up with a surprise of her own: she is engaged to an Italian named Michele. Soon after, Michael's son David arrives with his girlfriend Sandy, whose sexual energy explodes the hidden conflicts in the family leaving a new beginning for some and a dead-end for others.

Featuring Zoë Chandler, Jonathan Hutchings, Tiina Isoviita, Lauri Kivi-Koskinen, Aurora Korppi, John Leo, and Jukka Tykkyläinen

Refreshments will be available for purchase before the show and during the interval.

Only one performance and LIMITED SEATS: book early to avoid disappointment.

BOOK YOUR TICKETS HERE NOW!

Tickets EUR 4

MEMBER DISCOUNT: EUR 2 for Finn-Brit Players members, that is, life or honorary members and those who have *paid their membership fees for 2014*. Enter the coupon code: HELP9999, where '9999' is your four-digit membership number.