Art (General)

Maria Lund and Marketta Tikkanen star within the Bonnie & Clyde musical within the roles of Blance and Bonnie. Otto-Ville Väätäinen

Turku receives unreserved reward from the actors in Samppalinta From Maria Lund41, and Marketta from Tikkasen, 31. Their summer time job ie Bonnie & Clyde -musical had its premiere in Finland final week.

Lund is proud of Samppalinna’s determination to just do that Bonnie & Clyde.

– Film-like, drama and love and good music, he praises.

Tikkanen will likely be seen within the lead position of the musical as Bonnie. The position of Clyde is performed by Karlo Haapiainen. Maria Lund is Blanche, and Jonas Saari will play the position of her reverse actor Buck.

A musical position takes place

The musical does not actually provide Lund a brand new form of problem vocally, however he’s blissful about one factor.

– I could be blonde once more after a very long time. It is great, he laughs.

Marketta Tikkanen attended music courses and Sibelius highschool and has performed a few musical roles in her performing profession. Nonetheless, in his life thus far, music and performing have been considerably separate.

He considers the primary position a very good problem for himself. Nonetheless, he has to consider what the largest problem in taking part in a musical position really is.

– I can not reply for assist, he says.

After considering for some time, he displays that, in comparison with spoken performs, an actor in musicals needs to be in possession of many areas on the identical time.

A strict coaching interval

The strict coaching interval has now come to an finish and the efficiency season begins.

– Someday has felt like every week, Lund describes the quantity of coaching.

Each admitted in an interview with Iltalehti that the premiere is thrilling.

– It is terribly thrilling, Lund reveals.

– I am a really tense particular person and the stress is at its peak on the premiere. The joy places me to sleep at evening, Tikkanen reveals.

Lund, however, describes that the entire spectrum of pleasure hits him earlier than the premiere.

We communicate German

Lund didn’t know his co-star Jonas Saart from earlier than, however says that the collaboration was simple and seamless. Proper on the primary day of coaching, it turned clear that each have been born in Germany.

– It is good to brush up on the German language typically, Lund praises.

Tikkanen and Haapiainen are previous acquaintances: they’re graduates of Kellariteatteri. The final time they met was in 2022 at Suomenlinna summer time theater. Tikkanen performed one of many male leads and Haapiainen got here to handle the sick actor. They performed brothers within the present.

– And now we play lovers, Tikkanen laughs.

Speaking about work from home

Marketta Tikkanen’s father is the well-known actor Antti Pääkkönen, and Tikkanen’s sister has additionally ended up in the identical career, Petra Pääkkönen. Nonetheless, in household conferences, work issues are solely a part of the conventional alternate of data.

– In fact it makes it simpler that there’s an understanding of this career within the household, Tikkanen describes.

Lund says that she talks so much about work together with her husband.

– I promote the truth that talking is extraordinarily vital. Even if you happen to suppose that the opposite particular person does not perceive, then you must clarify for a very long time till the opposite particular person understands after which you will see an answer to issues, advises Lund.

Childhood summers in Turku

Lund spent a number of summers in Turku as a toddler. His grandparents’ cabin was in Hirvensalo, Turku. This yr, Lund will spend many of the summer time in Turku together with his household. The household has a brief residence, and so they have settled in simply high quality.

– It has already turn into an exquisite residence, praises Lund.

After the efficiency season has began, there will likely be extra free time. Tikkanen plans to swim arduous in Samppalinna’s land-based swimming pool.

– The top clears and you’ll loosen up, he praises.

Lund says that he usually begins his day by going exterior. As well as, he praises museums.

– I’ve dragged the youngsters there earlier than to Aboa Vetus, however I’ll drag them once more, he advertises.