Guard – An Everyday Hero is an eventful and comical story about a Finnish guard’s night shift at the Postal Centre, which proves to be more challenging than normal. The guard is faced with a group of bitter officers, whose goal is to put a stop to mail delivery in the whole country. The guard, however, is not a normal guard, and the night turns into a marathon of epic combat and funny blunders. Dubbed as the very first Finnish Beijing opera, this performance looks up to 80’s actions films while skillfully utilizing elements from the traditional Beijing opera.
Premiered in 2013, Guard – An Everyday Hero is now performed at Alexander Theatre as a renewed version with a new cast and a firm grasp on today's society.
Link to the website
www.wushengcompany.com
http://www.aleksanterinteatteri.fi/wusheng-company-vartija-arjen-sankari
Working group and performers
Direction and choreography: Antti Silvennoinen
On stage: Antti Silvennoinen, Valter Sui, Jaakko Hutchings, Jilka Repo
Musicians: Joakim Berghäll, Pekka Saarikorpi