Von Krahl: Fundamentalist
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Image: Jana Matas -
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Image: Jana Matas -
(c) Siim Vahur -
(c) Siim Vahur -
(c) Siim Vahur
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Time:
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Wed 20.8.2025 18:00
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Thu 21.8.2025 18:00
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Duration: 2h 50min, interval
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Address:
Cultural Centre Stoa
Turunlinnantie 1
00900 Helsinki
Event Introduction
“Fundamentalist” is a story about love, power and faith. The main characters are a reformist pastor, Markus, who has publicly been called “a tool for the devil”, and his former good friend Heidi, who has drifted from one place to another during her life. On an autumn evening, Markus and Heidi meet again and engage in mutual spiritual warfare and a quest for truth. They have to reassess what they believe in and why.
What is truth? Can there ever be more than one truth? Can you selflessly help other people? How far should you take it? How far does one person’s accountability for another human being stretch? What is fanaticism, and at what point does it become dangerous?
Juha Jokela’s Fundamentalist premiered in 2006 at Teatteri Jurkka. The play was awarded the Nordic Drama Award and has been translated into eight languages. Von Krahl has repeatedly performed Fundamentalist to sold-out audiences in Tallinn since 2021. With over 100 performances, Fundamentalist has made history as the first production at Von Krahl Theatre to reach this milestone. Now, one of Estonia’s most esteemed theatre institutions brings its Estonian-language interpretation to the Helsinki Festival.
Language: Estonian.
Subtitles and audio interpretation in Finnish available via the Subtitles Cloud mobile application.
You can follow the performance either with subtitles or audio interpretation.
For audio interpretation, please bring your own headphones to the performance.
Detailed instructions on how to use the subtitles and audio interpretation will be published on this page closer to the performance.
Author: Juha Jokela
Translator: Kai Aareleid
Director: Marta Aliide Jakovski
Art director: Kristel Zimmer
Lighting designer: Priidu Adlas
Music designer: Henrik Esse, Marta Aliide Jakovski
Cast: Liisa Saaremäel, Erki Laur
The visit is supported by the Estonian Ministry of Culture and Estonian Embassy in Helsinki.
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Time:
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Wed 20.8.2025 18:00
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Thu 21.8.2025 18:00
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Duration: 2h 50min, interval
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Address:
Cultural Centre Stoa
Turunlinnantie 1
00900 Helsinki
