My Neighbor – children’s theatre performance

31.10.2026 13:00, 19.11.2026 17:30

In the lead role, Malmi plays:
My Neighbor – children’s theatre performance

What kind of a place is a new home when everything is still unfamiliar? When the walls make strange noises, the doorbell rings unexpectedly – and there are perhaps a thousand million neighbours?

My Neighbour is a warm, humorous and imaginative children’s theatre performance that tells about moving, excitement and how new things can become familiar and safe. The main character of the story, the Movers, has just arrived at a new home in Malmi. There are strange noises in the new house, and it’s not easy to open the door when you don’t know who is behind the door. 

Luckily, Kaveri comes to the rescue – a neighbour with courage, curiosity and wild ideas. Together, they study sounds, snoop on neighbors, come up with imaginary guests, and build a map of the entire neighborhood. Along the way, excitement slowly turns into joy, and loneliness into shared play.

The performance is based on the children’s thoughts about the neighbourhood, and the text, sound and movement material has been created together with the children of the daycare centre in Malmi. The performance will tour Malmi in the autumn of 2026 in various performance spaces and communities, with the aim of also connecting different generations to meet each other around the performance. The performance is part of the Helsinki City Theatre’s Malmi in the Main Role project.

Open performances in autumn 2026

Sat 31.10. at 1 p.m. Säveltäjänpuisto Multipurpose Hall
(Melartininpolku 2, Helsinki)

Thu 19.11. at 17.30 Malmin Laivamo
(Pekanraitti 16, Helsinki)

The performances are free of charge. No pre-registration.

 

Duration 35 min.
Recommended age: 4 years and up
Performed in Finnish.

Working group:

Working group responsible for the proposal: Laura Ikonen, Jenny Jumppanen, Riikka Karjalainen, Aleksi Kinnunen, Janne Puustinen

Screenplay: Janne Puustinen
Director: Jenny Jumppanen
Sound design and music: Aleksi Kinnunen
Scenography: Riikka Karjalainen
Camouflage design: Henri Karjalainen
Performers: Laura Ikonen, Aleksi Kinnunen, Janne Puustinen
Production: Helsinki City Theatre’s audience outreach and Malmi in the lead role
Preschool groups participating in the project (autumn 2025): Daycare Centre Longinoja, Daycare Poutapilvi, Daycare Takatasku, Daycare Centre Ylä-Malmi
Photo: Miika Storm

The Malmi in the Main Role project implements community-based art and theatre activities in the Malmi area together with residents. The activities are funded by the City of Helsinki.
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