R.E.A.D is a yearly reading drama festival organized in Helsinki by Post Theatre Collective. The festival which was established in 2014 by David Kozma is an arena that offers the opportunity to get acquainted with plays that have not been performed in Finland before.
R.E.A.D brings together the Finnish audience and local and international theatre makers including playwrights, actors, and directors in an intimate environment. The festival gives a grassroots stage to plays that might not have the possibility of having a stage in Finland, with the hope to influence and diversify the program of the bigger theatre stages in the country.
R.E.A.D #8
27 -29.10.2022
This year’s festival takes place on 28.10 at Post Theatre Collective’s space in Katajanokka with the title Draama Soppaa and on 29.10 at Kokoteatteri with the title Viiniä ja Draama.
The festival is organized in cooperation with Flanders Literature and is supported by Arts Promotion Center, City of Helsinki, Instituto Italiano di Cultura Helsinki and the Embassy of Romania to Finland.
R.E.A.D #7
4 -5.11.2021
R.E.A.D. Festival Helsinki Goes East!
R.E.A.D. #7 was a collaboration between Moscow and Helsinki. It took place on the 4th of December in Moscow and on the 5th of December at Cultural Centre Stoa, Helsinki.
Olga Shiliaeva: “28 päivää”
R.E.A.D #6
11 - 13.11.2019
Focus Israel: Maya Arad Yasur, Amsterdam
Focus Serbia/Bosnia-Herzegovina: Tanja Sljivar, All Adventurous Do
Focus Germany: Marius von Mayenburg, Pang
Focus France: Emilie Leconte, BERTRANDIN KOHTAUS
R.E.A.D #5
19.-22.11.2018
Focus Russia: Mikhail Durnenkov, Are We At War Yet?
Focus Italy: Chiara Boscaro & Marco Di Stefano, Nouseva Kaupunki
Focus Bulgaria: Zdrava Kamenova & Gergana Dimitrova: OY TUHKIMO AB.
Focus Kosovo: Jeton Neziraj, NÄYTELMÄ NELJÄLLE NÄYTTELIJÄLLE – JA MUUTAMALLE PORSAALLE JA LEHMÄLLE. JA PARILLE HEVOSELLE, PÄÄMINISTERILLE, MILKALEHMÄLLE SEKÄ JOUKOLLE PAIKALLISIA JA KANSAINVÄLISIÄ KOMISSAARIOITA.
R.E.A.D #4
22.-24.11.2017
Focus Iran: Mahin Sadri, Acclimatization
Focus France: Matei Visniec, Migraaaants
Focus Greece: Andreas Flourakis, The Things You Take with You
Focus Moldova: Nicoleta Esinencu, That Moment
Focus Germany: Sibylle Berg, Ja nyt: Maailma!
R.E.A.D #3
24.-28.10.2016
Focus Germany: Anja Hilling, Surun musta eläin
Focus Romania: Geanina Carbunariu, Mihaela, the Tiger of Our Town
Focus Hungary: George Tabori, Juhlavuosi
R.E.A.D #2
25.-30.10.2015
Focus Germany: Wolfram Lotz, Suuri marssi
Focus Denmark: Peter Asmussen, Ei kukaan kohtaa ketään
Focus Hungary: Csaba Székely, Pidättekö banaanista, toverit?
Focus Russia: Ivan Vyrypaev, Illusions
Focus China: Zhu Yi, I Am a Moon
R.E.A.D #1
The first R.E.A.D took place in 2014 with a three-day program. Introducing Germany: Katharina Schmitt – SAM
Introducing Hungary: Háy János Géza – boy (A gézagyerek)
Introducing Norway: Fredrik Brattberg – The Returning
Introducing Russia: Valentin Krasnogorov – Pelicans of the Wilderness
Introducing Italy: Ana Candida de Carvalho Carneiro – BABEL
Introducing Estonia: Piret Jaaks – To See Pink Elephants
Introducing UK: Dennis Kelly – The Ritual Slaughter of Gorge Mastromas
Introducing France: Jean-Luc Lagarce: Just the End of the World (Juste la fin du monde)