Q-TEATTERI  INTRODUCTION Q-teatteri was founded in March 1990. The founder members are free-lance actors. The aim of the group is to create new ways and conditions to make independent, original, and experimental theatre, and to develop different rehearsing methods. At the moment there are 50 members in the group/company, which could also be called a production unit. The members are actors, directors, costume designers, set designers, lighting designers, producers, playwrights, theatre technicians, photographers, and graphic designers, all working on a free-lance basis. Q-teatteri has become one of the most significant theatre companies in Finland. So far, Q-teatteri has produced more than 50 plays, one short movie, several radio plays, and been a co-producer in a feature film. Most of the plays have been first public performances in Finland. Q-teatteri's Baltic Circle project has organised five international theatre festivals, and has been a co-producer in seven international productions. Q-teatteri’s small stage ”Puoli-Q” is an open stage for actors, dancers, singers, musicians, and magicians. Every second summer Q-teatteri performs in the old Suomenlinna Castle on an island just outside Helsinki. The strenghts of Q-teatteri are proficiency, visionary artists, group spirit and common artistic values. The Main Stage: 200 seats (former cinema) The Small Stage (Puoli-Q): 40-65 seats (former small market hall) Open air summer theatre on Suomenlinna island: 550 seats Q PRODUCTIONS 1990-2008>> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MORE INFORMATION: Q-TEATTERI, Tunturikatu 16, 00100 Helsinki, Finland  tel. +358-(0)9-4542 1333 (ticket sales) (open: Tue-Fri 11am - 3pm) fax +358-(0)9-4542 1312 International relations Antti Hietala, artistic director tel. +358-(0)9-4542 1366 firstname.lastname(at)Q-teatteri.fi Baltic Circle Eva Neklyaeva festival director firstname.lastname(at)Q-teatteri.fi OHJELMISTO / Q-TEATTERISTA