Röda rummet
A Tale of Power Dynamics and DesireNote: No longer in repertoire!
It starts as a joke: a young writer publishes an advertisement in a newspaper in which he promises to write a book in exchange for an affordable home. A lonely gentleman offers an interesting apartment at a nice address and soon the young man notices that he has become involved in a strange game. He begins to write a story that takes him to a labyrinth of desire and power in a nocturnal Helsinki, where dominance and submission are like iron to magnet.
The Red Room is an intense drama about loneliness, power dynamics and desire. It is about fulfilling your own and others’ dreams and how far you are prepared to go.
The performance is part of Milja Sarkola’s trilogy at the Helsinki City Theatre (Bolla 2021, Minä valin sind 2022).
Kaj Korkea-aho’s novel The Red Room was nominated for the 2022 Nordic Council Literature Prize and the 2022 Runeberg Prize.
Laura Beck’s translation of The Red Room has been used as an aid in the dramatisation of the performance.
The language of the performance is Swedish, but Finnish is also included. The performance is subtitled in Finnish and Swedish via the Subtitle Mobile mobile application, which you can download from Google Play or the App Store. The subtitle code for the performance is AWX2
Read the digital program HERE
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Röda rummet tells the story of a young writer who is looking for an apartment with a newspaper advertisement and promises to write a book in return. When a gentleman living alone has the home of his dreams to offer, the young man realizes that he has found himself involved in a strange game. He begins to write down a story that takes him to a labyrinth of desire and subjugation in nocturnal Helsinki.
Subtitles:
The language of the performance is Swedish, but Finnish is also spoken in the performance. The performance will be subtitled in Swedish and Finnish via the Subtitle Mobile mobile application. You can download the app from the App Store or Google Play under the name Subtitle Mobile. During the screening, you can follow the subtitles on your own phone after downloading the app. Each presentation has its own code that is entered into the application before the presentation.
In Röda rummet, the subtitle code is AWX2
If you use your own phone, you need to connect to the HKT_vieras network to ensure that the app works. Instructions for connecting to the network are available in our foyer. The app uses quite a lot of battery, so please charge your phone properly before the screen. You can also borrow a subtitling device free of charge from our staff.
The programme of the performance is digital. Read it HERE
