1868 ja 1968: Leikkikuvailus lauluilla kahdessa näytöksessä

Set in a modest 1860s Finnish drawing‑room, the piece unfolds as a lively, song‑filled tableau of eccentric personalities. Heimonen, a self‑styled healer, and his daughter Ilma spar over marriage, ancient relics, and the oddities of their household, while a troupe of garden workers, a preacher, and a collection of myth‑touched objects linger in the background, lending the scene a bemused, almost folkloric atmosphere.

The dialogue blends dry humor with a tongue‑in‑cheek reverence for national legends, as characters swap bewildering anecdotes about broken noses, cursed stones, and imagined “Hiiden linna” ruins hidden beneath the garden. Through witty exchanges and sudden musical interludes, the first act establishes a satirical portrait of a society trying to reconcile its romantic past with practical realities, leaving listeners curious about how these tangled relationships will evolve beyond the opening rooms.