Sleeping Beauty – Return to the Future, which mixes a classic fairy tale and time travel by the Helsinki City Theatre and the Shed youth musical theatre group, will premiere on 3 and 4 December. The roles are played by the young people of Shed.

Based on Minna Rytisalo's award-winning debut novel (2016), Lempi will premiere on 21 November on a small stage. The densely atmospheric drama is directed by Miika Muranen and the roles are played by an amazing trio of actors Ursula Salo, Vappu Nalbantoglu and Sauli Suonpää.

This autumn, Lilla Teatern will put on the largest production in the theatre's history. Dancer in the Dark, based on Lars von Trier's film of the same name, is a rhythmic, glittering musical directed by Jakob Höglund. For the first time, dancers from the Helsinki City Theatre's dance group Helsinki Dance Company will also participate. The main role is played by the beautiful singing Lumi Aunio.

The highly anticipated premiere of Moulin Rouge! The musical has aroused the audience's enthusiasm and the performances fill up quickly. More than 76% of the tickets, more than 66,000 tickets, have already been sold and reserved with three weeks left until the premiere.

Whatever Love Means, a new work by the top creators of contemporary puppetry, will premiere at the Helsinki City Theatre's studio Pasila on 7 August.

The management of the Helsinki City Theatre is renewed, and the Board of Directors of the Theatre Foundation has appointed Raija Jokila as the Theatre's Chief Financial and Administrative Officer and Vilma Karvonen as the Theatre's Marketing and Communications Director.