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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.
05.03.2025

Aleksi from Finland as a play for the Helsinki City Theatre

Helsinki City Theatre brings to the stage the true story of Finnish professional soldier Aleksi Lysander (1989–2024). The play Aleksi Suomesta has been dramatised by Ari-Pekka Lahti from Tuomas Kyrö's book of the same name, which was nominated for the Finlandia Prize for non-fiction (WSOY, 2023). The play, directed by Tuomas Rinta-Panttila, will premiere on 9 October on a small stage.
04.03.2025

The successful musical Katrina returns to Lilla Teatern och musik släpps på strömningspalvelut / Menestysmusikaali Katrina palaa Lilla Teaternii ja musiikkia julkaisuan virtapalvelut

Performances of the musical Katrina continue at Lilla Teatern from March 12. The beloved musical, which is praised by audiences and critics, has earlier this year played successfully at Wasa Theatre and Åbo Svenska Teater. The musical has been seen by 16,000 people and the music has now been released on streaming services.