Teater: The Godmother and Other Legends
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Helsinki Pride: The Godmother & Other Legends
Av och med: Julian Garner
Onsdagen den 24 juni
Kl. 18:00
Dramaturg: Karin Berglund
Producent Sebastian Hornborg
Längd: 2 h 30 min inklusive paus
Föreställningens språk: engelska
Helsinki Pride: The Godmother & Other Legends (storytelling)
The Godmother & Other Legends är en självbiografisk berättarföreställning av och med Julian Garner, som vid 65 års ålder upptäcker att hans mamma och gudmor har haft en kärleksrelation genom hans barndom, och deras hem i 60-talets London har varit en knutpunkt för den krets av vänner som de omgav sig med. Monologen målar ett landskap av 1950- och 60-talets England genom en kombination av Garners berättande och arkivfotografier från hans barndom.
Längd: 2 h 30 min inklusive paus
Föreställningens språk: engelska
Föreställningen har turnerat i fyra länder (Fin-Nor-Dan-UK) under 2024–2025 till ett varmt publikmottagande.
Garner är en prisbelönt brittisk dramatiker som har varit bosatt i Finland sedan 1998. Hans pjäser har satts upp i Europa, Nordamerika och i stora delar av övriga världen.
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ENG:
Helsinki Pride: The Godmother & Other Legends
With and by: Julian Garner
Wednesday, June 24
Kl. 18:00
Helsinki Pride: The Godmother & Other Legends
Created & Performed by: Julian Garner
Editor: Karin Berglund
Producer: Sebastian Hornborg
Length: 2 h 30 min, intermission incl.
Language: English
The Godmother & Other Legends features true stories of growing up in a secret society of women in 1950s and 60s England, as remembered and told by Julian Garner.
At the age of 65, Garner discovers that his mother and godmother had a romantic relationship throughout his childhood, and that their home was a hub for the circle of friends they surrounded themselves with. Through a combination of storytelling and archival photographs, Garner paints the landscape of his childhood and introduces the audience to the gallery of people who helped raise and shape him.
The show has been widely performed in the UK, Finland, Denmark and Norway.
Garner is an award-winning British playwright living in Finland since 1998. His plays have been performed in Europe, North America and beyond. The Godmother & Other Legends is his debut as a live storyteller.
Audience response:
"It was like an extraordinary movie. I was bewitched!" (Lauri, Fiskars)
"I'm so pleased to have seen this. The personal is political." (Claire, London)
"Thank you for sharing this piece of queer history with us. It was a joy to listen." (Charlotta & Armen, Turku)
"A wonderful 'historiekrans' with beautiful images and all the love a person needs." (Kim, Copenhagen)
Supported to:
Svenska kulturfonden
Amos Andersons fond
Eugène, Elisabeth och Birgit Nygréns stiftelse
Helsinki Pride: The Godmother & Other Legends
Av och med: Julian Garner
Onsdagen den 24 juni
Kl. 18:00
Dramaturg: Karin Berglund
Producent Sebastian Hornborg
Längd: 2 h 30 min inklusive paus
Föreställningens språk: engelska
Helsinki Pride: The Godmother & Other Legends (storytelling)
The Godmother & Other Legends är en självbiografisk berättarföreställning av och med Julian Garner, som vid 65 års ålder upptäcker att hans mamma och gudmor har haft en kärleksrelation genom hans barndom, och deras hem i 60-talets London har varit en knutpunkt för den krets av vänner som de omgav sig med. Monologen målar ett landskap av 1950- och 60-talets England genom en kombination av Garners berättande och arkivfotografier från hans barndom.
Längd: 2 h 30 min inklusive paus
Föreställningens språk: engelska
Föreställningen har turnerat i fyra länder (Fin-Nor-Dan-UK) under 2024–2025 till ett varmt publikmottagande.
Garner är en prisbelönt brittisk dramatiker som har varit bosatt i Finland sedan 1998. Hans pjäser har satts upp i Europa, Nordamerika och i stora delar av övriga världen.
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ENG:
Helsinki Pride: The Godmother & Other Legends
With and by: Julian Garner
Wednesday, June 24
Kl. 18:00
Helsinki Pride: The Godmother & Other Legends
Created & Performed by: Julian Garner
Editor: Karin Berglund
Producer: Sebastian Hornborg
Length: 2 h 30 min, intermission incl.
Language: English
The Godmother & Other Legends features true stories of growing up in a secret society of women in 1950s and 60s England, as remembered and told by Julian Garner.
At the age of 65, Garner discovers that his mother and godmother had a romantic relationship throughout his childhood, and that their home was a hub for the circle of friends they surrounded themselves with. Through a combination of storytelling and archival photographs, Garner paints the landscape of his childhood and introduces the audience to the gallery of people who helped raise and shape him.
The show has been widely performed in the UK, Finland, Denmark and Norway.
Garner is an award-winning British playwright living in Finland since 1998. His plays have been performed in Europe, North America and beyond. The Godmother & Other Legends is his debut as a live storyteller.
Audience response:
"It was like an extraordinary movie. I was bewitched!" (Lauri, Fiskars)
"I'm so pleased to have seen this. The personal is political." (Claire, London)
"Thank you for sharing this piece of queer history with us. It was a joy to listen." (Charlotta & Armen, Turku)
"A wonderful 'historiekrans' with beautiful images and all the love a person needs." (Kim, Copenhagen)
Supported to:
Svenska kulturfonden
Amos Andersons fond
Eugène, Elisabeth och Birgit Nygréns stiftelse
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Georgsgatan 27, 00100 Helsingfors, Finland, Yrjönkatu 27, FI-00100 Helsinki, Suomi, Helsinki, Finland
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