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Turku City Theatre

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Turku City Theatre
Turun kaupunginteatteri
Åbo stadsteater
Map
AddressItäinen Rantakatu 14, 20800
Turku
Finland
Coordinates60°26′46″N 22°15′50″E / 60.4460°N 22.2638°E / 60.4460; 22.2638
Capacity815
655 (Main Stage)
50–100 (Sopukka Stage)
60 (Pikkolo Stage)
Construction
Broke ground1959
Built1961
Opened1962
Renovated1996, 2014
ArchitectAarne Hytönen, Risto-Veikko Luukkonen and Helmer Stenroos
Website
https://teatteri.turku.fi/en

Turku City Theatre is a theatre in the City of Turku. It was founded in 1946, when "Turun Teatteri" and "Turun Työväen Teatteri" merged. It was the oldest fully municipality owned theatre in Finland, until 2014, when it became a joint-stock company owned by the City of Turku.[1]

Theatre directors

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References

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  1. ^ "About the Turku City Theatre". Turku City Theatre. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
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