KLOCKRIKETEATERN

CONTACTS

Klockriketeatern
klockrike (at) klockrike.fi
Tel. +358 400 153 791
The stage: Erottajankatu 7, Helsinki

Snail mail: Mestarintie 30, 06100 Porvoo

HOW TO GET THERE

Erottajankatu 7 is situated in the Helsinki city centre.

By metro: Rautatientori and Kamppi,
By tram: trams 6, 9 and 10 stop by the theatre

By bus: the buses that take you nearest to the theatre are 16, 20 and 24

By car: parking at P-Erottaja

THEATRE

Klockriketeatern offers an alternative theatre experience in Finland: experimental theatre speaking in terms of both the form and the content, soup theatre, discussion socials and guests: interesting encounters for both the audience and the artists.

• free theatre, whose home stage is right in the centre of Helsinki
• the venue for encounters between the audience and the artists
• experimental theatre
• soup theatre & guest performances & tours
• in the Art & ethics -series: reading dramas, discussions, seminars – CONVERSATION!

The Nobel prize winning author Harry Martinson's novel The Road ("Vägen till Klockrike") as dramatized and directed by Kristin Olsonin (1991) marked the beginning of the theatre. Klockriketeatern registered association was founded in 1994. Harry Martison received the Nobel prize for his book which ”captures a drop of the morning dew and reflects the cosmos”. Not a bad motto for an artistic theatre today.

Klockriketeatern has often done performances of new drama and been characterized for its Nordic repertoire and put a lot of effort into getting international contacts, also by importing performances to its home stage in Erottajankatu 7. Developing and deepening the expression of the actors as well as making use of the possibilities of our home stage are the cornerstones of our work. We also perform on tours both in Finland and abroad (lately in Russia, Sweden and Estonia), and our repertoire regularly includes guest performances of visiting companies (from Finland, Estonia, Russia, Sweden, Norway…)

STARTING YEAR

1994

The first play was ”Vägen till Klockrike” in 1991.

AUDITORIUM / STAGE

Stage at Erottajankatu 7, Helsinki, where:
- approx. 100 seats,
- black box, adjustable auditorium
- the theatre's overall space is around 10 x 16 metres.

STAFF

Our full-time employees number three (artistic director and two producers), our part-time employees number four
(technics and economics) and additionally we also hire around 30–40 freelance workers per year (both artistic and technical staff).

CAFETERIA / RESTAURANT

The Erottajankatu stage has a cafeteria for the audience and since the autumn of 2009 it has had a license to serve beer and wine.