26.3.-27.3.2025
Emma Castrén (FIN): The Gynecologist
A gynecologist, Dr. Freon, dives into the patient’s uterus in a search for a solution to her painful ailments. The solo work of Emma Castrén is an example of what mime can be in today’s contemporary theatre. The Gynecologist is non-verbal, mimic and comedic exploration inside the human body.
A gynecologist, Dr. Freon, dives into the patient’s uterus in a search for a solution to her painful ailments. The solo work of Emma Castrén is an example of what mime can be in today’s contemporary theatre. The Gynecologist is non-verbal, mimic and comedic exploration inside the human body.
The performance created by specialists in physical comedy operates in two coexisting spaces and scales, looking at the eco-catastrophe with a uterine hysteroscope. Climate change is like endometriosis: a chronic inflammation in the womb where life begins. A disease that destroys the planet’s immune system and leads to the extainction of species.
The Gynecologist combines audiovisual design with carefully detailed miming, the tradition of physical theatre with modern storytelling, and science with art.
The Gynecologist approaches serious topics through gentle comedy, playing on the frontiers of the intimate stage: the ecosystem of the fallopian tube is deserted, a sandstorm rages in the ovary, an oil spill causes menstrual disorders, bacteria important to the body suffocate in microplastics…
The mime show that tickles the brain and the belly has been produced in collaboration with Kallo Collective. The medical consultant of the work has been an expert in gynecology.
Concept & performer: Emma Castrén
Director: Jenni Kallo
Lighting designer: Vilma Vantola
Sound designer: Iida Hägglund
Set Designer: Gemma Tweedie
Costume designer: Mirva Mietala
Stage assistant: Oscar Dempsey
Medical expert: Laura Elo
Production: Tehdas Teatteri & Kallo Collective
The performance is supported by: Niilo Helander Foundation, Alfred Kordelin Foundation, Samuel Huber Art Foundation, City of Helsinki
In cooperation with: Korento ry (patient organization of people living with endometriosis, adenomyosis, PCOS and vulvodynia)
Emma Castrén is a 32-year-old actor from Eastern Finland. She has studied physical theatre at the Jacques Lecoq International Theatre School in Paris and graduated with a Master of Arts in Theatre from the Theatre Academy in the spring of 2020. As a performer, she is drawn to universal observations and the absurdity of life. The Gynecologist marks Castrén’s debut as an independent theatre artist.
Ticket prices
26 € adult
16 € pensioner
16 € discount ticket (under 18 year olds, student, unemployed, civil servant, conscript)
16 € theatre professional
Serial ticket: Buy an adult ticket for 3-6 different performances and get a 20% discount!
Assistant seating available free of charge. We are a Disability Card service provider.
Location and accessibility
Hurjaruuth Stage (Tallberginkatu 1 A, 2nd floor) is located at the Cable Factory, a well-known cultural centre. Read more about how to get there.
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Hurjaruuth Stage facilities and services
Coatroom: In the corridor between Hurjaruuth’s foyer and the stage there is a free self-service coatroom. NB! Our theatre is not responsible for any items or clothes left in the coatroom.
Toilet facilities: Next to the coatroom there is an accessible toilet with childcare facilities and other unisex toilets.
More on accessibility: There is wheelchair seating available at the front of the audience (2 slots). We do not have an induction loop. Assistant seating available free of charge. We are a Disability Card service provider.
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Date
26.3.-27.3.2025
Duration
Wed 26.3. at 19 & Thu 27.3. at 17, about 1 hour
Tickets
26 / 16 €
Venue
Hurjaruuth Stage, Cable Factory
Suggested age
For adults (12+)
Other
Non-verbal.
The performance includes bright light effects.