Lilla Teatern arnar evenemang om Tove Janssons seriekonst / Lilla Teatern organizes an event focusing on Tove Jansson’s comic art

Lilla Teatern organises events about Tove Jansson’s comic art

Lilla Teatern’s performance Crisis and Disaster in Moominvalley has been enthusiastically received since its premiere in October. The play is based on Tove Jansson’s black-and-white Moomin comics from the 1950s, and on 19 November, Lilla Teatern offers the audience a deep dive into Jansson’s comic world.

Sides of Tove is an afternoon dedicated to Jansson’s comic art, which is illuminated from different points of view with the help of invited guests and conversations on stage. What did social satire look like when the comics were created, and how does it look today? What is it like to make theatre out of cartoons? What is it like to portray Tove in film, theatre and in audiobooks? And how intertwined is the history of Lilla Teatern and the Moomins really?

The event’s moderator Andrea Reuter will lead the conversations with director Jakob Höglund, actor Alma Pöysti, cartoonist and illustrator Ulla Donner, Ny Tid’s editor-in-chief Janne Wass, author Philip Teir, and British Tove Jansson expert and comics historian Paul Gravett. The programme also includes meetings with puppet drivers Reetta Moilanen, Elena Rekola and Riina Tikkanen from the play Moominvalley Crisis and Disaster.

Pages of Tovewill be held at Lilla Teatern, Yrjönkatu 30, on Saturday 19.11 at noon. 13-16 (incl. intermission). The event is free of charge, but requires advance registration via Lilla Teatern’s website.

Further information, press tickets and interview requests:
Marketer Ida Virkkunen, ida.virkkunen@lillateatern.fi, 050-357 4250
Helsinki City Theatre, First Line 2, 00530 Helsinki

Helsinki City Theatre’s ticket office is open by phone (09) 394022 Mon-Fri at noon. 9-17.30. Ticket office on First Line 2, Mon-Fri at noon. 11-17.30, Djurgårdsvägen 5, Sat (during performance days) at 11-18 and one hour before the start of the performance. Lippupiste Mon-Sat 9 am – 9 pm, Sun 10 am – 6 pm, tel. 0600 900 900 (2 €/min + local network charge/mobile call charge) www.hkt.fi  @hktfi
 

Lilla Teatern organizes an event focusing on Tove Jansson’s comic art

Lilla Teatern’s performance Kris och katastrof i Moominalen has received a delighted reception since its premiere in October. The performance is based on Tove Jansson’s original comics from the 1950s, and on 19 November, an event dedicated to Jansson’s comics will be held at Lilla Teatern. 

Tove Jansson, cartoonist (Sidor av Tove) During the event, Jansson’s comic art will be discussed on stage. What was social satire like when the series were originally published, and what is comic satire like today? What is it like to make theatre out of a comic? How does it feel to play Tove in theatre, films and audiobooks? And what is the shared history of Lilla Teatern and the Moomins?

During the afternoon, director Jakob Höglund, actress Alma Pöysti, cartoonist Ulla Donner, editor-in-chief of Ny Tid magazine Janne Wass, author Philip Teir and British Tove Jansson expert and comic book historian  Paul Gravett will gather around Jansson’s comic art.The discussion will be moderated by Andrea Reuter. In addition, the puppeteers of Kris och katastrof i Momindalen – Reetta Moilanen, Elena Rekola and Riina Tikkanen will visit the event.

Tove Jansson, cartoonist event at Lilla Teatern, Sat 19.11 at 13-16 (incl. break). Admission to the event is free, but pre-registration is required. You can register on Lilla Teatern’s website. The event will be held in Swedish and English.

Further information, media ticket reservations and interview requests:
Marketing Ida Virkkunen, ida.virkkunen@lillateatern.fi, 050-357 4250
Helsinki City Theatre, Ensi linja 2, 00530 Helsinki

Helsinki City Theatre’s customer service is available by phone (09) 394022 Mon-Fri from 9 am to 5.30 pm. Ticket offices Ensi linja 2, Mon-Fri 11 am – 5.30 pm, Eläintarhantie 5, Sat (on performance days) 11 am – 6 pm and one hour before the performance and Lippupiste Mon-Sat 9 am – 9 pm, Sun 10 am – 6 pm, tel. 0600 900 900 (2 €/min + local network charge) www.hkt.fi
@hktfi