Acclaimed Finnish writer and director Saara Turunen presents her latest stage work, Hyenans dagar (Hyena Days), in an autumn 2025 run at Helsinki’s Swedish-language Lilla Teatern (Little Theatre). (Swedish is one of Finland’s official languages.)
In November, audiences at Staatstheater Hannover in Germany will see the production in German, also directed by Turunen herself.
Based on Turunen’s 2024 Finnish-language novel, the play follows one woman’s journey through fertility treatments, intertwining personal experience with broader social themes. “We are transferring the design directly from Helsinki to Hannover, but of course a new language area and cultural context always bring some changes,” says Turunen.
In Hannover, the Finnish presence continues, with the same creative team as the Helsinki production: set design by Milja Aho, costumes by Liisa Pesonen, sound design by Tuuli Kyttälä, lighting and video by Ainu Palmu, and choreography by Janina Rajakangas. The German premiere of Die Tage der Hyäne takes place on November 14, 2025.
