Editing Tove Jansson (section)

=== Adaptations ===

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Several stage productions have been made from Jansson's Moomin series, including a number that Jansson herself was involved in. The earliest production was a 1949 theatrical version of ''Comet in Moominland'' performed at [[Åbo Svenska Teater]].<ref name="biografiakeskus"/><ref name="Liukkonen"/> In the early 1950s, Jansson collaborated on Moomin-themed children's plays with [[Vivica Bandler]]. In 1952, Jansson designed stage settings and dresses for ''Pessi and Illusia'', a ballet by [[Ahti Sonninen]] ({{lang |sv |[[Radio tekee murron]]}}) which was performed at the [[Finnish National Opera]].<ref name="biografiakeskus"/> By 1958, Jansson began to become directly involved in theater as Lilla Teater produced {{lang |sv |Troll i kulisserna}} (''Troll in the [[Wings (theater) |wings]]''), a play with lyrics by Jansson and music composed by [[Erna Tauro]].<ref name="Liukkonen"/> The production was a success, despite the actors' difficulties speaking through their bulbous "Moominsnouts",<ref name="Prideaux 2014"/> and later performances were held in Sweden and Norway.<ref name="Liukkonen"/>

In 1974 the first Moomin opera was produced, with music composed by [[Ilkka Kuusisto]].<ref name="Liukkonen"/> The Moomintrolls have been adapted to media including television animations<ref name=biografiakeskus/> such as the [[Moomin (1990 TV series) |1990 Moomin series]],<ref>{{cite book |last1=Clements |first1=Jonathan |author-link1=Jonathan Clements |last2=McCarthy |first2=Helen |author-link2=Helen McCarthy |title=The Anime Encyclopedia: A Guide to Japanese Animation Since 1917 |url=https://archive.org/details/animeencyclopedi00clem_0 |url-access=limited |edition=Revised and Expanded |year=2006 |publisher=Stone Bridge Press |location=Berkeley, California |isbn=978-1933330105 |page=[https://archive.org/details/animeencyclopedi00clem_0/page/428 428]}}</ref> and feature films.<ref>{{cite news |title=The 58th BFI London Film Festival in partnership with American Express® announces full 2014 programme |url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/news-opinion/news-bfi/announcements/58th-bfi-london-film-festival-partnership-american-express |access-date=8 September 2014 |date=4 September 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140908230932/http://www.bfi.org.uk/news-opinion/news-bfi/announcements/58th-bfi-london-film-festival-partnership-american-express |archive-date=8 September 2014}}</ref>