Theatre director Anna-Elina Lyytikäinen and director Milko Lehto are both happy with the role-playing in the play.
Lyytikäinen knows both Virmavirra and Nousiainen from the theatre and television.
The story, written by Anneli Kanto, tells the story of the creation of the pictures of the Church of the Holy Cross in Hattula. Antti Virmavirta plays master painter Andreas Pictor and Mikko Nousiainen Martinus.
According to Lyytikäinen, however, the search for a suitable person to play the central character of the play, the orphan girl Pelliina, was long.
– Sonja Silvander is the right find for the role of Pelliina, Lyytikäinen enthuses.
Also according to the director Milko Lehto, the role of Pelliina suits the promising young actress perfectly.
Rehearsals for the Saint of Rats will begin at the Hämeenlinna Theater on April 17, 2023.
– The premiere of the regular performance is in September on the main stage. Then there will be Anneli Kanno’s medieval language and swearing, promises theater manager Anna-Elina Lyytikäinen.