A Scandalous September

Join us for a double bill of melodramas from different styles and eras. "East Lynne" is an adaptation of the classic sensation novel of 1861, while the "The Terror of London" is based on real-life events that took place in 1839.
THE TERROR OF LONDON
– written & directed by Zachariah Chamberlaine
London, 1839. A new Queen has just ascended the throne. The future looks bright … and yet the city is in the grip of panic and hysteria, as a mysterious monster prowls the streets, scaring ladies out of their wits. And worse. Who is he? What does he want? Is it all just a lark or does he have an ulterior motive?
Based on real-life events, this play asks the question: Spring-heeled Jack – myth, monster or prankster?
CAST
Mr John Hardwick – Nicola Bagalà
Ms Ursula Ingleton – Maria Holopainen
Captain Rupert Culpepper – Tomas Palomäki
Ms Lucy Littlewood – Emily Sayer
Ms Annie / Amelia / Augusta Ashcroft – Anastasia Diatlova
Mr Arthur Ashcroft – Jo Konderla
Mr Edwin Morris – Jo Konderla

EAST LYNNE
– written by Ellen Wood, writing as Mrs Henry Wood
– adapted and directed by Matthew Paines
"East Lynne" is a wrenching Victorian melodrama of love, jealousy, and tragic redemption. The fragrant Isabel - lady of the manor - is undone by the dastardly Captain Francis Levison - cad, bounder, and ebsolute rotter!
Gossip, betrayal, and political rivalries escalate, forcing a shocking denouement: will the longsuffering husband forgive and forget? Will the wicked Captain Levison get his comeuppance? And what exactly is the relationship between the sister and the maid?
You will boo, you will cry, there won't be a dry seat in the house.
CAST
Lady Isabel Vane – Regina Comi
Archibald Carlyle – Claudio Putzu
Barbara Hare – Claudia Rimondo
Captain Francis Levison – Frans-Mikael Rostedt
Miss Cornelia Carlyle – Jaana Autio
Joyce – Maria Gatsal

PERFORMANCES at the NoNAME THEATRE
Fri 28 August 2026 at 7 pm
Sat 29 August 2026 at 7 pm
Fri 4 September 2026 at 7 pm
Sat 5 September 20265 at 5 pm
AGE REC: 13+
DURATION: ~2 hour and 30 minutes (inc. a 15-minute intermission)
TICKETS
21:00€ – standard
16:80€ – students, retired, unemployed
16:80€ – FBP, FINNBRIT, SHT & Internations members
Now available in our Holvi store:
https://holvi.com/shop/fbplayers/section/a-scandalous-september
SCHEDULE
The doors will open 30 minutes before the start. Please arrive in good time – due to the setup of the stage, latecomers cannot be admitted.
HOW TO FIND THE VENUE
See the website for details with pictures:
https://nonametheatre.fi/how-to-find-us/
The entrance is technically at Lapuankatu 4, past the K-Market, under the "Keskisuomalainen Osakunta" sign. The fifth-floor buzzer (on the wall to the left of the blue gate) rings our premises.
ACCESSIBILITY
The building has an elevator. Unfortunately, there is no wheelchair accessible toilet.
Image: Honoré Daumier