Helsinki City Theatre’s autumn season will feature four guest performances – laughter and mental illusions

More, please!More, please! returns to Studio Pasila from 2 October for 13 performances. This is the second part of the hugely popular Saikkua, kiitos! trilogy, where the pace only gets better and the pace picks up. Once again, they are competing for the Finnish Championship for doctors, but I wonder what the doctor has to do with the birthday present of the 80-year-old mother-in-law?

On stage, we will see the trio of Jukka Rasila, Ville Keskilä and Kalle Pylvänäinen, who are also responsible for the script of the performance. The songs are written by Ismo Leikola. The performance is directed by Otto Kanerva together with the working group, and the trilogy is produced by Iltama Oy.

Mentalist Pete Poskiparta

The Arena Stage will feature performances by Finland’s number one mentalist Pete Poskiparta on 21 and 22 November. Mentalist Pete Poskiparta reads the audience’s thoughts, plays with the illusions of the mind and tests the limits of his memory. Pete’s most amazing numbers over the years have been selected for the performances, as well as a number of new material.

Pete Poskiparta was chosen as the Magician of the Year in Finland in 2014 and he has won the internationally acclaimed Dunninger Memorial Award for mentalism in 2019. He is also the Sole Entrepreneur of the Year 2021 selected by the Federation of Finnish Enterprises. His tours have already attracted more than 33,000 viewers around Finland.

The performance is recommended for children over 10 years of age.

Ismo Leikola – Ismo in English

The funniest person in the world, Ismo Leikola, will visit the Arena stage for a total of four Ismo in English performances. Ismo will take the stage on November 28 and December 3 and 4. Ismo in English is a unique performance of Ismo Leikola’s English-language stand-up comedy. During the performance, you will hear content that Ismo usually tells on stages in the United States and elsewhere in the world.

Ismo Leikola started his stand-up career in 2002 in Finland and is now one of Finland’s best-known comedians. He made his U.S. debut in 2014 at the Hollywood comedy club Laugh Factory, where he won the title of The Funniest Person in the World.

The performances on the Arena stage are in English and are not recommended for children under the age of 16.

Ali Jahangiri – A New Beginning Ali Jahangiri will visit Studio Pasila on 9 December. Uusi Alku is her latest all-night stand-up performance, the central theme of which is change and starting something new.

The performance is prohibited for persons under the age of 18.

Guest performances in autumn 2023

2.10.-9.11.2023 More Saikkua, please!, studio Pasila
21. and 22.11.2023 Mentalist Pete Poskiparta, Arena Stage
28.11., 3.12. and 4.12.2023 Ismo in English, Ismo Leikola, Arena Stage
9.12.2023 New Beginning, Ali Jahangiri, studio Pasila

Helsinki City Theatre ticket sales and customer service by phone (09) 3940 22 Mon–Fri 9 am–5 pm. Ticket offices Ensi linja 2, Mon–Fri 12 noon–5 pm, Eläintarhantie 5, Sat (on performance days) 11 am–6 pm and always one hour before the performance and Lippu.fi, Mon–Sat 9 am–9 pm, Sun 10 am–6 pm, tel. 0600 900 900 (2 €/min + local network charge) www.hkt.fi

In the picture in the press release: More, please! Ville Keskilä, Kalle Pylvänäinen and Jukka Rasila, photo: Nils Krogell. Bottom left: Ismo Leikola, photo: Rafael Cardenas. Bottom middle: Pete Poskiparta, photo: Suvi Kärkkäinen. Bottom right: Ali Jahangiri, photo: Miika Storm.

Further information, media ticket reservations and interview requests:
Kaisa Pelkonen, Communications Manager, kaisa.pelkonen@hkt.fi, 040 552 3788
Helsinki City Theatre, Ensi linja, 00530 Helsinki