Tampere Comedy Theatre

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Tampere Comedy Theatre
Tampereen Komediateatteri
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Theatre in 2017
Tampere Comedy Theatre
Location Tampere.vaakuna.svg Tampere, Finland
Coordinates 61°30′11″N23°45′55″E / 61.5031°N 23.7653°E / 61.5031; 23.7653
Construction
Built1897
Opened1991
ArchitectGeorg Schreck
Website
https://www.komediateatteri.fi

Tampere Comedy Theatre (Finnish Tampereen Komediateatteri) is theatre in Tampere that focuses on comedy. It was founded in 1991 by actor Esko Raipia and screenwriter and director Tapio Parkkinen. [1] The theatre's address is Lapintie 3, Tampere. [2]

Since 1994 the theatre is operated from Juhlatalo, a historic building in Tampere that was completed in 1897 and designed by Georg Schreck. In 2006 a new stage that can fit 256 viewers was completed. [1]

Apart from comedy, the theatre also hosts comedy and farces. [3] Since 1994 a theatre institution (Suomen teatteriopisto) has operated from the premise of the same building. The institution educates both amateur and professional actors. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Teatterin historia". Tampereen Komediateatteri (in Finnish). Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  2. "Tampereen Komediateatteri". Suomen Teatterit (in Finnish). 26 June 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  3. "The Tampere Comedy Theater". Visit Tampere. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  4. "Historia". suomenteatteriopisto.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 20 February 2021.

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