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Helsinki, Finland - 2015
Posted: Fri Nov 07, 2014 6:16 pm
by porschesrule
A production of BETM will take place in Helsinki, Finland beginning in August, 2015 at the Helsinki City Theatre:
http://yle.fi/uutiset/billy_elliot_-mus ... la/7607356
Re: Helsinki, Finland
Posted: Fri Nov 07, 2014 6:36 pm
by kport
No confirmation from MTI, but that is not unusual. It lags...................
Re: Helsinki, Finland
Posted: Fri Nov 07, 2014 10:41 pm
by thm
That'll give the terminal line in 'Express' a new meaning:"...aaand Finish!"
EDIT: Well, I've been doing a lot of thinking:
They will say it in finnish : Sulkeminen! So no pun here.
Re: Helsinki, Finland
Posted: Sat Nov 08, 2014 2:57 am
by CJ-Rochester
Re: Helsinki, Finland
Posted: Sat Nov 08, 2014 3:49 am
by LiamM
Express yourself all the way to the finish!
Re: Helsinki, Finland
Posted: Sat Nov 08, 2014 6:59 am
by StevenKing
We are going to drive that joke deep into the ground arnt we...
Re: Helsinki, Finland
Posted: Sat Nov 08, 2014 7:51 am
by kport
A rough Google translation:
Billy Elliot the Musical's world domination continues in Helsinki next autumn.
The very successful worldwide hit Billy Elliot the Musical will be the big venture of the Helsinki City Theatre's 2015 season. The musical will premiere in August. Presentation of music was composed by Elton John .
Billy Elliot is the story of a young , poor boy and the struggle to realize his dream career as a dancer . The touching story is set in the 1980s, the British mining town.
The musical is based on the movie of the same name in 2000. The script for the musical film is by Lee Hall . The musical has been presented in London's West End since 2005. Worldwide it has been seen by millions of viewers and it has won numerous awards.
Finnish premiere of Billy Elliot musical is 27 August 2015. The performance is ?produced ?directed by Salo, Mikko Koivu , and the choreography by Markku Nenonen .
The Finnish National Theatre looks quite grand:
http://www.kansallisteatteri.fi/briefly-in-english/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finnish_National_Theatre
Re: Helsinki, Finland
Posted: Sat Nov 08, 2014 12:36 pm
by porschesrule
The Helsinki City Theater, where BETM will be presented next August, has a Facebook page, currently featuring several announcements about their upcoming BETM show:
https://www.facebook.com/hkt.fi
Re: Helsinki, Finland
Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2015 5:45 pm
by porschesrule
The Helsinki City Theatre has posted this picture -- apparently of the boy who'll play Billy Elliot -- in the upcoming production of the show there:
https://www.facebook.com/hkt.fi/photos/ ... =1&theater
Re: Helsinki, Finland
Posted: Tue Jan 06, 2015 12:32 am
by CJ-Rochester
The caption gives his name as
Lassi Hirvonen, with the name translating to Calvin according to Bing. He certainly looks like a Billy in this photo.
Picture Of Calvin Hirvonen/Billy Elliot. Photo Of Derek K. Theater 1/2015, the cover, the magazine layout Maari Järvinen.