
Check out the performances for 2026!
“There is no theatre without conflict. Conflict is one of the fundamental principles of theatre. Without conflict, there is no tension, and without tension, there is no release. This year, we would like to invite you to a festival with conflict as its focus. We ask ourselves whether the performing arts of today remember this starting point, or whether theatre has, on the contrary, become an expert in mediating and resolving conflict. This year, we are not looking for solutions. Instead, we try to find tensions, differences of opinion, friction and conflicting directions. Perhaps we’ll find new ways of existing in this friction? Or will we find new paths that bring us closer together, or further apart?”
– Hugs and kisses, Emelie and Martin

The Antonia Award of 2026 goes to Vi ska ju bara cykla förbi by Åbo Svenska Teater
The 21st Antonia Award was presented at during the festival’s Saturday club.

Opening speech 2026
The artistic directors’ greeting!