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22.04.2025

Helsinki City Theatre participates in supporting the well-being of elderly Helsinki residents

The Art for the Homes of the Elderly project, which has been running since 2021, brings participatory art activities into the everyday lives of the elderly. In the project, people meet in many ways through art, stories and joyful togetherness. In addition, the project trains City of Helsinki employees and university of applied sciences students who work with the elderly. The project is part of the Helsinki City Theatre's audience outreach and it is funded by the City of Helsinki.
18.03.2025

Helsinki City Theatre’s early autumn programme has been published / Helsingfors Stadsteaters höstrepertoar har släppts

In early autumn 2025, HKT will premiere Juha Jokela's new comedy Let's Play Business, the fresh farce comedy Sutinaa ja säätöä, the historical contemporary drama The Queen's Play, Aleksi from Finland, based on a true story, and the brand new musical play for the whole family, Who Captured the Sun. Lilla Teatern's autumn premiere will be Hyenans dagar, based on Saara Turunen's book. In August, the stage of the contemporary performance will bring to the premiere of the little_star95 – ooksä online? performance. In addition, the big favorites Moulin Rouge! The musical and My Brother the Lion's Heart will continue on the big stage throughout the autumn.
13.03.2025

Red Nose Company’s Strömsö är en glad musikteateretning om allt som är fel – i livet, samhället och fiktionen / Red Nose Company’s Strömsö is a cheerful musical theatre performance about everything that is wrong – in life, society and fiction

Red Nose Company celebrates its 20th anniversary by staging a Swedish-language performance for adults for the first time. The renowned professional theatre, specialising in theatre clownery, has been performing in Finnish since 2005. Strömsö offers an escape from reality and happy endings, and in this performance, the clowns also sing opera for the first time in the history of the Red Nose Company. The play will premiere on May 13 at Lilla Teatern, where it will be performed five times before going on tour in the fall of 2025.