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 breathlessly fast-paced, good-humoured and irreverent comedy that is strikingly topical. It explores how Finnish reality TV, everyday life and relationships collide, resulting in a firework-like parody of today’s television landscape. Maija and Matti are settling in for an ordinary evening at home on the sofa—but ordinary life soon 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 and food analytics to extreme travel, retreats and quintessentially Finnish survival stories. Each encounter, new series and expert is a delightful caricature of what happens when the logic of entertainment meets the Finnish mentality. The play asks, with a gentle but incisive touch: What happens when television no longer merely entertains, but changes everyday life? In the end, the reality of Maija and Matti’s home collides so forcefully with the world of television 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 through Lippu.fi or make a reservation by emailing lipunmyynti@siilinjarventeatteri.fi or calling 046 921 9378. Restaurant services are available in Maisemasali, and Restaurant Hillside and Hophaus Tahko also serve guests in the same building.
**Theatre packages and groups**
Theatre and pre-Christmas buffet: €78 per person. Reservations: sales.peeassa@sok.fi.
Also ask about theatre, hotel and buffet packages, interval refreshments and other dining options. For individual hotel reservations, the best rates are available online at www.sokoshotels.fi.
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