Behind the Screen

Tahkon Talviteatteri presents the comedy *Ruudun takaa* during the 2026–2027 season. Performances take place in the Maisemasali at Break Sokos Hotel Tahko from 13 November 2026 to 12 March 2027.

*Ruudun takaa* is a breathless, cheerfully irreverent and remarkably topical comedy about Finnish reality TV, everyday life and relationships colliding, resulting in a firework-paced parody of today’s television world. Maija and Matti are enjoying a quiet evening at home on the sofa—but any semblance of an ordinary evening quickly disappears as one increasingly absurd reality-TV format after another floods the screen. The audience is taken through the entire schedule of an imaginary TV channel: from romantic dating shows to food analytics, extreme travel and retreats, all the way to quintessentially Finnish survival stories. Every encounter, new series and expert is a delicious caricature of what happens when the logic of entertainment meets the Finnish mentality.

The play asks, with gentle incisiveness: What happens when television no longer just entertains—but changes everyday life? Eventually, the reality of Maija and Matti’s home and the world of television collide with such force that the boundary between performances and life begins to melt away—recognisably, warmly and utterly absurdly.

The production is by Siilinjärven Teatteri. The play was written by Maija Rissanen and Mikko Laitinen. It is directed by theatre director and Master of Theatre Arts (TeM) Sanna Saarela.

**Tickets and theatre packages**

Theatre tickets cost €29 per person. Buy tickets from Lippu.fi or make a reservation by emailing lipunmyynti@siilinjarventeatteri.fi or calling 046 921 9378. Restaurant services are available in the Maisemasali, and the same building is also home to, among others, Ravintola Hillside and Hophaus Tahko.

**Theatre packages and groups**

Theatre and pre-Christmas buffet: €78 per person. Reservations: sales.peeassa@sok.fi. Ask about theatre, hotel and buffet packages, interval refreshments or other dining options. For individual hotel bookings, the best rates are available online at www.sokoshotels.fi.