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  • In Your Face

    A fully improvised performance In this show, every moment and situation hits the performers –…

  • Underwater Life

    Gentle and relaxing theatre experience for babies Jump into the waves and dive into an…

  • Kinky Boots

    An award-winning Broadway musical Written by Harvey Fierstein with music and lyrics by Cyndi Lauper,…

  • Moominland Midwinter

    An exciting adventure in the magical Moominvalley  Tove Jansson‘s Moominland Midwinter is a beloved story…

  • Anna Karenina

    Two love stories  Leo Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina is widely regarded as one of the crowning jewels of…

  • A Christmas Carol

    A Christmas Carol, the classic story by Charles Dickens, has become firmly established as part of Western Christmas traditions. The central theme of the story, the power of kindness, has provided food for thought regarding social values and moral issues from one century to the next, and also proves relevant in the Oulu Theatre’s version.

  • Theatre tour in English

    Come and see how theatre is made! Theatre performances are the result of cooperation between several departments. On the theatre tour, you will get to see the different faces of the Oulu Theatre behind the scenes. The tour includes a visit to the prop room, wardrobe, makeup department and the theatre’s stages.

  • The magic of stories

    Culture and coffee During a Magic of Stories! event, you can enjoy a pleasant moment…

  • Theatre tour behind the scenes

    Peek behind the scenes Come and see how theatre is made! Theatre performances are the…

  • Theater tour in Easy Finnish

    Peek behind the scenes Come and see how theatre is made! Theatre performances are the…

  • Pintaremontti ennakkomarkkinointikuva

    Facelift

    A dramedy about the pursuit of a happy life Facelift is a warm-hearted and hilariously…

  • the Trial

    I have the right to be young! Whaddya wish for? Whatcha afraid of? And what…

  • Ovllá

    Ovllá is an opera about the disappearance of truth and about profound loneliness. It tells the story of having one’s roots and cultural heritage torn apart. Ovlá is written by Sámi playwright Juho-Sire/Siri Broch Johansen, composed by Finnish composer Cecilia Damström with consultation from Sámi composer Ánndaris / Anders Rimpi and directed by Oulu Theatre’s…

  • Faravid’s Land

    Faravid’s Land is a journey stretching from the remnants of a supermarket to ancient Northern Ostrobothnia as well as a myth of those who seek and those who conceal happiness. What is happiness exactly, and why must it be hidden?

  • 100 % Oulu

    A hundred citizens of Oulu take to the stage in 100 % Oulu, a theatre production that gives a tangible voice to the citizens. The performers are selected through a statistical chain reaction so that they represent the city’s population as comprehensively as possible – as if the whole city were on stage in miniature.   

  • Nälkävuosi ennakkomarkkinointikuva

    White Hunger

    No longer in the theater’s repertoire.

  • Destination

    No longer in the theater’s repertoire.

  • Still Life – Before and After

    Look, participate and leave a mark Human life is a set of still lifes. The…

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Next performances


Kinky Boots is here

Kinky Boots combines all the elements of a good show: it’s funny and relatable, but at the same time thought-provoking, making you think about things from a new perspective. 

Anna Karenina

A powerful play about the meaning of life choices, social and moral expectations, and passion. The play asks how we should live this potentially unique life we have been given.

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