Note: No longer in repertoire!

Performance times and performers:

Fri 19 April at 18.30 Sanna-June Hyde, studio Pasila
Sat 20.4. at 18.30 Mikko Virtanen, studio Pasila
Tue 30 April at 18.30 Kari Arffman, studio Pasila
Thu 2.5. at 18.30 Leena Rapola, studio Pasila
Sat 4.5. at 18.30 Sanna Majuri, studio Pasila

Note: The performance is not participatory for the audience. The text contains strong language, calling people stupid and idiots, mentions of sex and transition.

I’VE BEEN TRYING FOR WEEKS FOR A YEAR TO DECIDE
WHAT I WOULD SAY ON THIS TOPIC
AND HOW CAN I PUT IT IN A CIVILIZED WAY?
SO THAT IT WOULD GET THROUGH The beginning, the middle, the end, is an anarchist speech performance in which an actor presents the text of a play to the audience prima vista, i.e. seeing it for the first time.

The performance draws on frustration with the boredom of theatre and the way of life of straight people. It is a proposal for a different kind of theatre that tests the boundaries of moderation and incompleteness. The artistic starting point of the work was to explore what it is like to write without self-criticism or self-censorship, and how to bring such a text to the audience. The end result combines reading drama, spoken word, DIY aesthetics, a power point show and a piano concerto.

Working group
Concept, text, direction: Arni Rajamäki
Costume and space design: Jenni Räsänen
Sound and light design: Elle Kokkonen
Pianist, song arrangement: Tarmo Rajamäki
Consultant: Jaakko Pallasvuo
Dramaturgy: Tarleena Laakko
Photos: Sanni Siira, Arni Rajamäki
Subtitles: Alvi Haapamäki
Sound and light driving: Elle Kokkonen

Screened: Hangö Teaterträff 2023, Blaagaard Teater & Katapult Teater 2023 (Pink Pavilion festival), Teatteri Takomo 2023, Tampere Theatre Festival 2022, Theatre Academy of the University of the Arts Helsinki and Free Arts Space 2021

Previous guest actors: Sara-Maria Heinonen, Anna-Sofia Tuominen, Hanna-Kaisa Tiainen, Eero Ritala, Herman Nyby, Seidi Haarla, Inke Koskinen, Arttu Soilumo, Markku Haussila, Niina Hosiasluoma, Anna Airola, Josefine Fri and Kristofer Möller.

The stage of a contemporary performance brings various forms of contemporary performance into the Helsinki City Theatre’s repertoire. The stage is supported by Kone Foundation in 2024–2025.