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12.08.2025

Helsinki City Theatre’s entire autumn 2025 programme has been published / Helsingin Stadsteater har publicerat hela repertoaren för hösten 2025

In November 2025, the dance work Project No. 2191 by renowned Hungarian choreographer Adrienn Hód will premiere on the small stage, and the History of Violence, based on Édouard Louis' books, will premiere at Lilla Teatern. In December, Studio Pasila will premiere the Shed musical theatre's Peter Pan. Other autumn premieres are: Let's Play Business, Sutinaa ja säätöä, Kuningatardrama, Aleksi Suomesta, Who Captured the Sun and Hyenans dagar. In addition, the Moulin Rouge! The musical and My Brother the Lion's Heart will continue on the big stage throughout the autumn.
04.06.2025

The City Theatre published its annual report for 2024 – a staggering 327,000 spectators in the 2024–2025 performance year

A total of 19 premieres were produced at the Helsinki City Theatre in the 2024–2025 performance year. A total of more than 327,000 spectators visited the theatre during the autumn and spring (2023–2024: 267,000, 2022–2023: 251,000). In addition, a total of more than 18,000 people participated in audience outreach activities and various events. A total of 811 performances were seen during the year.
15.05.2025

What does the internet raise girls to be, asks the performance little_star95 – ooksä online, which dives into the internet in the early 2000s?

Sara Koiranen, Iida Hägglund and the working group's presentation little_star95 – ooksä online? is a nostalgia trip that invites you to take a trip to a teenage girl's room and spend an evening on the internet in the early 2000s. The work, which will be completed during the Helsinki City Theatre's Contemporary Performance Stage's summer residency, will premiere on 7 August at Studio Pasila.
12.05.2025

Moulin Rouge! The musical has already been seen by 118,000 spectators – in autumn 2025, new faces will also be seen on stage

Moulin Rouge! The musical premiered on the big stage of the Helsinki City Theatre on 29 August 2024 and has already been seen by more than 118,000 spectators. After one year of performance, the musical is the best-selling continuously performed HKT musical of the 2000s. The work will continue in the repertoire until autumn 2025. Jennie Storbacka, Martti Manninen and Risto Kaskilahti will continue in the lead roles, but new faces will also be seen on stage in the autumn.