Turteatern
Turteatern is a 50-year-old Stockholm experimental theater producing politically engaged performing arts for children, youth, and adults across a 92-seat and 40-seat venue, funded by Swedish public arts bodies alongside ticket, season-pass, residency, and venue rental income.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1975
- HeadquartersJohanneshov, Sweden
- Headcount1–10
- GTM typeB2C
- OfferingServices
What Turteatern does
Turteatern (legal name Teatern Utan Reaktionärer) is a privately held, 50-year-old experimental theater company based in Kärretorp/Johanneshov, Stockholm, Sweden. Founded in 1975, it operates a multi-stage venue — a Large Stage (11x16m, 92-seat capacity), a Small Stage (9x7.8m, 40 seats), and a 160m² Foyer — and produces boundary-pushing, politically engaged performing arts for children, youth, and adults. Its programming blends adaptations of Swedish and European literary classics (Utvandrarna 1.0 from Vilhelm Moberg; Stolthet och fördom from Jane Austen) with original experimental works, often featuring unconventional staging, audience interaction, and physically provocative aesthetics.
The company's core offering consists of own theater productions, guest performances from Swedish and international artists (including the Danish New Nordic Poling and Sophie Augot's Kiddo), artist residencies, and venue and office rental. Distribution runs through the Kulturbiljetter ticketing platform and direct sales, with a subscription-style season ticket (Turteatern True Fans, 900 SEK for Jan–May 2026) and a youth flat rate of 150 SEK. Public funding from Statens Kulturråd, Kulturförvaltningen Stockholm stad, Kulturförvaltningen Region Stockholm, Sveriges författarfond, and Konstnärsnämnden underpins operations alongside earned revenue. The organization is co-led by Artistic Director Marie Nikazm Bakken and Operations Manager Siri Nyke, with a nine-person core team and a board of four. Marketing relies almost entirely on earned media from Sweden's leading publications (SvD, DN, Expressen, Aftonbladet, SVT), the company website, email newsletter, and word-of-mouth within a loyal 'True Fans' community.
Turteatern firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Turteatern
- Legal name
- Teatern Utan Reaktionärer
- Website
- https://turteatern.se
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1975
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 1–10 employees
- Short description
- Turteatern is a 50-year-old Stockholm experimental theater producing politically engaged performing arts for children, youth, and adults across a 92-seat and 40-seat venue, funded by Swedish public arts bodies alongside ticket, season-pass, residency, and venue rental income.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Turteatern industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Performing Arts
- NAICS
- Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters (711110), Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters (71111), Other Performing Arts Companies (711190), Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries (711)
- SIC
- Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Children’s & Youth Theatre (MPAGABAE)
- akta.pro secondary industry
- Performing Arts & Cultural Event Venues (Theaters, Museums) (THAHAAAG)
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Where Turteatern is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Johanneshov
- HQ country
- Sweden
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices2 records
Markets served
Turteatern business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2C
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others
Revenue model
- Ticket Sales: Turteatern sells tickets for all performances including their own productions and guest performances. Standard tickets available at regular and reduced prices (for children, students, unemployed, pensioners, low-income earners). Special discount programs for members (Scen & film, Scenpass Stockholm), youth (150 SEK for 26 and under), and LØP OG KJØP promotions (25% off).
- Season Tickets (Turteatern True Fans): Season ticket valid for all performances January to May 2026. Costs 900 SEK and includes 'bring a friend for 100 SEK' benefit. Provides seat guarantee with advance booking required.
- Venue Rental: Turteatern rents out their facilities including the Large Stage (11x16m), Small Stage (9x7.8m), Foyer, and office spaces. Venue rental is a significant revenue stream for the organization. Office spaces available at 1800 SEK/month ex VAT.
- Residencies: Turteatern makes their spaces available for artist residencies, hosting Swedish and international guest performances. This generates income while supporting the performing arts community.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Subscription | Pay-as-you-go | Standard tickets with regular and reduced pricing |
| Subscription | Annual | Turteatern True Fans season ticket - all performances spring 2026 |
| Subscription | Pay-as-you-go | LØP OG KJØP special tickets - 25% discount |
| Subscription | Pay-as-you-go | Scen & film and Scenpass Stockholm member discounts - 25% off |
| Unit Pricing | Monthly | Office space rental |
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels3 records
Marketing channels4 records
Turteatern product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Turteatern is an experimental theater company that produces and stages original and adapted performing arts works for children, youth, and adults, including politically engaged productions such as Utvandrarna 1.0 and Stolthet och fördom (Pride and Prejudice). Beyond its own productions, it hosts Swedish and international guest performances, offers artist residencies, rents out its multi-stage venue and office spaces, and sells season tickets through the Turteatern True Fans program.
Product overview
Turteatern (Teatern Utan Reaktionärer - The Theater Without Reactionaries) is an experimental theater in Kärrtorp, Stockholm, offering a diverse portfolio of performing arts. The core offering consists of own theater productions featuring experimental, cross-border, and political performances for children, young people, and adults. The portfolio includes major productions like 'Utvandrarna 1.0' (an adaptation of Vilhelm Moberg's classic), 'Stolthet och fördom' (Pride and Prejudice), and guest performances from Swedish and international artists. Additional offerings include venue and office space rental, residency programs, and a season ticket product called 'Turteatern True Fans.' Tickets are sold through kulturbiljetter.se and special discounted 'LØP OG KJØP' tickets are available for selected dates. The theater has a large stage (92 seats), small stage (40 seats), and foyer stage.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- Turteatern True Fans: Season ticket program valid for all performances January to May 2026, priced at 900 SEK, with benefits including bringing a guest for 100 SEK.
- UngaTur
- True Fans
Products and services
- Theater Productions (Own Productions) Turteatern creates and produces experimental, cross-border, and political performing arts for children, young people, and adults. Productions include original works and adaptations of literary classics performed on the Large Stage (92 seats), Small Stage (40 seats), and Foyer.
- Utvandrarna 1.0 A Swedish epic in scarves and misery - adaptation of Vilhelm Moberg's classic about emigration from Sweden. Approximately 5 hours with 2 intermissions. Originally premiered in 2025 with 20 performances.
- Stolthet och fördom (Pride and Prejudice) Free interpretation of Jane Austen's timeless work, created by Amanda Apetrea and Lisen Rosell. Duration approximately 80 minutes. Not suitable for audiences under 15 years. Returned with new premiere in August 2026 after original 2021 premiere.
- Kiddo Guest performance by Sophie Augot exploring themes of comfort, restlessness, and the dissolution between fantasy and reality. Duration approximately 45 minutes.
- New Nordic Poling Danish production by eight activist pole dancers 'poling for change' - a self-documentary film combined with live action exploring power structures. Duration approximately 2 hours.
- Walter Berge & H. C. Fell Concert in two acts with shadow play and strings, exploring themes of spiritualism and decadence from the late nineteenth century. Duration approximately 90 minutes.
- Turteatern True Fans (Season Ticket) Season ticket valid for all performances in the season, including new releases. Includes 'bring a friend for 100 SEK' benefit. Costs 900 SEK, purchased via Swish, with seat guarantee and advance booking required.
- Venue Rental Rental of theater spaces including Large Stage (11x16m, 5m height, 92 seats), Small Stage (9x7.8m, 40 seats), and Foyer (160m2). Available for Swedish and international guest performances and residencies.
- Office Space Rental Two office spaces in shared 19 sqm room. Price 1800 SEK ex VAT/month. Includes desk, chair, pantry, wi-fi, coffee/tea, printer access, and weekly cleaning.
- Artist Residencies Turteatern offers residency opportunities for artists, providing space for research and development of new works, hosting Swedish and international guest performers.
Quantifiable outcome
- 20 performances of Utvandrarna 1.0 staged in 2025, with high demand leading to a new premiere in autumn 2026
- +2 more outcomes
Companies that use Turteatern
Customer profileNamed customers2 records
Segments4 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
Turteatern technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Integration2 records
Feature1 record
Turteatern partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.
- KulturbiljettercorePrimary ticket sales platform for all Turteatern performances. Handles online ticket sales, customer service, and event management.
- KOMMA Performance ProductionsminorDanish cooperative that produced New Nordic Poling, brought to Turteatern as guest performance.
- Colombine TeaterförlagminorTheater publisher holding rights to Vilhelm Moberg's works. Licensed adaptation rights for Utvandrarna 1.0 production.
- Interim KulturminorProducing partner for productions like Pride and Prejudice and Kiddo, providing production support and resources.
- DramalabbetminorStockholm theater laboratory that develops new dramaturgy through reading series and performances.
- Dansens HusminorHouse of Dance in Stockholm providing residency support for the Kiddo production.
- Vitlycke Centre for Performing ArtsminorSwedish center providing residency support for Kiddo production.
Scale indicators3 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights5 records
Turteatern competitors and assessment
Company assessmentEmerging players
- Dramalabbet: Stockholm theater laboratory developing new dramaturgy through reading series and performances. Already a Turteatern partner; comparable as a small, experimental, artist-driven Stockholm company.
Direct peers
- Dansens Hus: Stockholm's House of Dance, presenting contemporary dance and experimental performance. Already a Turteatern partner (Kiddo residency); comparable in scale, experimental programming, and Stockholm-based audience.
- Unga Klara: Stockholm's leading children's and youth theater, producing contemporary and politically engaged work for young audiences. Closely comparable to Turteatern's UngaTur youth programming and school-performance segment.
- Folkteatern: Independent Swedish theater producing contemporary, socially engaged, and often political work for adult and youth audiences. Closely matches Turteatern's experimental, cross-border profile at a similar institutional scale.
Broad incumbents
- Dramaten (Royal Dramatic Theatre): Sweden's national stage and the most established theater institution in Stockholm. Directly comparable as a Stockholm-based producing theater that also presents experimental and contemporary work, and a venue Turteatern already tours into.
- Kulturhuset Stadsteatern: Stockholm's municipally funded theater and cultural center presenting a broad program of contemporary, political, and youth-oriented performance. Comparable as a publicly funded Stockholm theater competing for the same audience and grant pool.
- Malmö Stadsteater: Municipal theater in Malmö producing a mix of classics and contemporary work, including youth programming. Comparable publicly funded producing institution with similar youth-outreach and ticketing structures.
- Göteborgs Stadsteater: Municipal theater in Gothenburg with a mixed repertoire including contemporary and politically engaged work. Comparable operating model (publicly funded producing theater) but in a different Swedish city.
- Riksteatern: Sweden's national touring theater with a mission to make performing arts accessible nationwide, including experimental and politically engaged work. Comparable as a publicly funded Swedish theater that tours and partners with independent companies like Turteatern.
Regional players
- Östgötateatern: Regional theater in Linköping producing a mix of contemporary and classical work. Comparable publicly funded producing institution with a youth and touring focus; acknowledged partner on Utvandrarna 1.0.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat4 records
Key risks5 records
Key highlights6 records
Customer concentration
Turteatern social profiles
Digital presenceTurteatern compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance1 record
Turteatern financial estimates
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Turteatern leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles7 records
Turteatern funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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Turteatern M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
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Frequently asked questions about Turteatern
What does Turteatern do?
Turteatern is an experimental theater company that produces and stages original and adapted performing arts works for children, youth, and adults, including politically engaged productions such as Utvandrarna 1.0 and Stolthet och fördom (Pride and Prejudice). Beyond its own productions, it hosts Swedish and international guest performances, offers artist residencies, rents out its multi-stage venue and office spaces, and sells season tickets through the Turteatern True Fans program.
Is Turteatern a public or private company?
Turteatern is a private company. It is classified as management employee owned and is currently operating.
When was Turteatern founded?
Turteatern was founded in 1975. It employs 1 to 10 people.
Where is Turteatern based?
Turteatern is headquartered in Johanneshov, Sweden, in the Europe region.
How does Turteatern make money?
Four revenue lines are on record. Ticket Sales are the primary driver. The others are season Tickets (Turteatern True Fans), venue Rental and residencies.
Who are Turteatern's main competitors?
Dramalabbet is listed as an emerging player. Direct peers are Dansens Hus, Unga Klara and Folkteatern. Broad incumbents are Dramaten (Royal Dramatic Theatre), Kulturhuset Stadsteatern, Malmö Stadsteater, Göteborgs Stadsteater and Riksteatern. Östgötateatern is listed as a regional player.
Does Turteatern have an API?
No public API is recorded for Turteatern.
What industry is Turteatern in?
Turteatern's product category is Performing Arts. Its primary akta.pro industry code is MPAGABAE, Children’s & Youth Theatre, with a secondary code of THAHAAAG, Performing Arts & Cultural Event Venues (Theaters, Museums). Its NAICS code is 711110 and its SIC code is 7900.