Äitisi, Klytaimestra
Your Mother, Clytemnestra transforms the Ryhmäteatteri stage into a well-equipped kitchen overflowing with maternal power, where a multi-generational, fatal specialty simmers on the stove – symptomatic motherly love. This performance by Minna Lund and the ensemble invites the audience to examine a unit familiar to everyone: the family and the Mother, who is forever working at its center. It is an unnaturally exaggerated and claustrophobic tableau of a family fed by the Mother’s love for her own destiny. The performance examines the Mother as a collectively written folk tale – a story that has been preserved, repeated, and passed down from generation to generation so faithfully that the Mother has been frozen to death. Everyone has wild fantasies about what a Mother should be, and the desire to not disappoint becomes a curse for Mothers. The play is loosely inspired by the ancient Greek tragedy Electra, in which Clytemnestra’s daughter, along with her brother, decides to murder her mother. Central themes of the Electra myth include revenge, an obsessive relationship with the father, the complexity of mother-daughter relationships, unreasonable demands, and aggression toward one’s own mother. On stage are actors Santtu Karvonen, Sonja Kuittinen, Minna Suuronen, and Robin Svartström, as well as musician Mila Laine. Ryhmäteatteri Nov 7–28, 2026. Performances: Nov 7/14/21/28 at 14:00–16:05, incl. intermission. Tickets 52 / 42 / 24€ from Tiketti, age recommendation 15+. The performance is in Finnish.
