Unrestrained and sensitive Jenny Hill strikes with the rhythm of a flamenco shoe

Jenni Mäki divorces her husband Jussi and moves out of a seaside house in Espoo and into a studio apartment in the city centre. The children are already grown, and now it’s time for Jenni to see who she is under all expectations. Jenni Mäki becomes Jenny Hill, a woman who begins to find her own voice and her own way of life. Jenny is supported in the change by thinkers, archetypes familiar from fairy tales. Jenny Hill is pure joy, it empowers, inspires, makes you laugh and gives you arms full of insights and a surface to identify with. “I grab works whose themes touch me personally. At Jenny Hill, I was particularly interested in the topic of separation and separation, which I consider to be the core current of human life. You can get a cathartic insight from the performance when you recognize the change taking place in Jenny. When life opens up, the heels start to rattle and you recognize your own strength. The topic hits us all, because anyone can make a change in their own life, as long as they really dare to face themselves and other people without diminishing themselves,” says director Liisa Mustonen.  In addition to Sari Haapamäki, the cast includes Aino Seppo, Merja Larivaara, Rauno Ahonen, Vappu Nalbantoglu, Sauli Suonpää, Ursula Salo, Sanna Saarijärvi and Elina Hietala.  The work is directed by Liisa Mustonen and dramatized by Henna Piirto. The choreographer is Matleena Laine, who has had an internationally significant career as a circus artist. The set design and costume design are by Annina Nevantaus. The lighting design is by Kari Leppälä, the sound design by Eero Niemi and the camouflage is designed by Pia Malmberg. The dramaturg has been Sanna Niemeläinen. Jenny Hill will continue the collaboration between Helsinki City Theatre and Minna Rytisalo. In November 2024, Lempi, also based on Rytisalo’s novel, premiered on the small stage, and will be seen in HKT’s programme until 22 March. Read the director’s interview on the theatre’s website: Tragicomedy with   a touch of magicalrealism Jenny Hill premieres on 13.2.2025 on the small stage of the Helsinki City Theatre (Eläintarhantie 5). Tickets: basic ticket €43, student ticket €21.50 (Mon-Thu) and pensioner ticket €40 (Mon-Thu) #jennyhill @hktfi Helsinki City Theatre ticket sales and customer service by phone (09) 3940 22 Mon-Fri 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Ticket offices First line 2, Mon-Fri 12 noon-5 pm, Eläintarhantie 5, Sat (on performance days) 11 am-6.30 pm and one hour before the performance and Lippu.fi, Mon-Sat 9 am-9 pm, Sun 10 am-4 pm, tel. 0600 900 900 (2 €/from min+local network charge) www.hkt.fi In the photo in the release: Sari Haapamäki. Photo Mitro Härkönen.Further information, interview requests and media ticket requests:Communications Manager Kaisa Pelkonen, kaisa.pelkonen@hkt.fi, 040 552 3788Helsinki City Theatre, Ensi linja 2, 00530 Helsinki