Note: No longer in repertoire!

The same trio of creators who wrote the hit comedy The Play That Goes Wrong (Arena Stage 2022–2023) have once again created a completely crazy spin in which in the end you no longer know what to laugh at, but you laugh anyway, and loudly!

Helsinki, year 1958. Prisoner Roger Rahikainen has planned the heist of all time together with prison guard Tauno Kyykkä. The intention is to break into the Hakaniemi Stock Bank, where a huge diamond is stored.

At the same time, bank manager Jorma Kuusikko and his subordinates at Hakaniemi Osakepankki are tuning the bank’s security systems to the limit to keep the priceless diamond safe.

The bank manager’s daughter Aino has met a charming new boyfriend, Veikka. The real problems begin when Veikka ends up joining Roger Rahikainen’s robbery squad, especially since Rahikainen also happens to be Aino’s ex-fiancée. Scammers all, and that’s why the whole plan becomes an incredible series of unexpected coincidences.

The Comedy of a Bank Robbery is a near-miss farce comedy with perfect timing, combining nostalgic old-time Helsinki with a sparklingly inventive plot and criminally funny twists and turns in the hands of director wizard Samuel Harjanne . With the addition of diamond-hard comedy actors, we are on the verge of a real treasure of gold.

The comedy about a bank robbery will steal your heart, and with a deft and confident grip, it will remove many resounding laughs from the audience.

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