Palvelusväkeä : Yksinäytöksinen huvinäytelmä

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Palvelusväkeä : Yksinäytöksinen huvinäytelmä

by Roderich Benedix

FI·~46 minutes·307 chapters

Chapters

307 total

language: Finnish

1:21

PEKKA

0:02

HANNA

0:46

PEKKA

0:02

HANNA

0:04

PEKKA

0:02

HANNA

0:01

PEKKA

0:02

HANNA

0:01

PEKKA

0:02

Description

Set in the bustling kitchen of a manor house, this one‑act comedy follows a lively crew of servants as they navigate work, love, and the occasional petty power play. The young maid Hanna and the stable hand Pekka spar with teasing barbs while sharing steaming cups of coffee, hinting at a budding engagement that promises both warmth and rivalry. Their witty exchanges reveal the simple pleasures and frustrations of life beneath the aristocratic façade.

Around them, a numerically diverse cast—Aukusti the accountant, Ristina the cook, Anna the chambermaid, and others—adds layers of gossip, ambition, and gentle chaos to the scene. The dialogue crackles with folk humor and domestic concerns, from plans for future farms to the everyday struggle of keeping the hearth alive in a harsh winter. Listeners are drawn into a vivid, almost tactile world where every clatter of pots and whispered promise feels both intimate and universally human.

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Language

fi

Duration

~46 minutes (44K characters)

Release date

Aug 25, 2025

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Roderich Benedix

Roderich Benedix

1811–1873

A lively 19th-century German playwright, actor, and theater director, he became especially known for popular comedies that captured everyday social life with humor and stagecraft. His work also reached beyond the theater: one of his farces later helped inspire the story behind Johann Strauss II’s operetta Die Fledermaus.

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