Sirius Teatern: Expeditionen

EXPEDITIONEN – a love story. In 1897, three men set off to conquer the North Pole. By hot air balloon. That is not a good idea. Over thirty years later, their remains are found on the inaccessible White Island. How did they die? What did they die of? What really happened? Over a hundred years after engineer Andrée and his expedition members left, these questions still elude physician and author Bea Uusma. She must get an answer. She follows in their footsteps. Expeditionen – a love story is Paul Olin's dramatization, direction, and visualization of Bea Uusma's book, which won the August Prize in 2014. The performance was originally staged in 2023 and became Sirius Teatern's greatest success ever, both artistically and in terms of audience. Not everyone who wanted to see it could fit in. Now, at the audience's request, the performance will be shown four more times in the large theatre hall of Scen Konepaja in January 2027. On stage are Cecilia Paul, Wilhelm Grotenfelt, Paul Holländer, and Paul Olin. Co-direction and physical staging by Antti Silvennoinen. Lights and projections by Aleksi Karjalainen. Piano music and sound world by Benjamin Rosenlund and Sidner Olin. Photography, Tani Simberg. Graphic design, Johan Isaksson. // In 1897, three men set off to conquer the North Pole. By hot air balloon. This is not a good idea. Over thirty years later, their remains are found on the unreachable White Island. How did they die? What did they die of? What really happened? Over a hundred years after the Swedish engineer Andrée and his expedition members left, these questions still drive physician and author Bea Uusma. She must get an answer. She follows in their footsteps. Expeditionen - en kärlekshistoria is Paul Olin's dramatized, directed, and visualized interpretation of Bea Uusma's book, which won the August Prize in 2014. The performance premiered originally in 2023 and became the greatest success in Sirius Teatern's history, both artistically and in audience numbers. Not everyone who wanted to could fit in due to the large audience rush. At the audience's request, the performance will get four additional shows in the large theatre hall of Konepaja's stage in January 2027. This time it will also be subtitled in Finnish. Translation by Petri Stenman. On stage are Cecilia Paul, Wilhelm Grotenfelt, Paul Holländer, and Paul Olin. Assistant direction and physical training by Antti Silvennoinen. Lights and projection by Aleksi Karjalainen. Piano music and sound world by Benjamin Rosenlund and Sidner Olin. Photography by Tani Simberg. Graphic design by Johan Isaksson. Performance language: Swedish. Subtitles in Finnish.