Playwright, Dramaturg, Translator

Radio Popov

A play for ages 7 and up

Radio Popov is an adaptation of Anja Portin’s award-winning children’s book of the same name. The play was adapted for the stage by Iira Halttunen, translated to Swedish by Malin Kivelä, and directed by Ida Kronholm, at Svenska Teatern.

The play tells the story of 9-year-old Alfred, a neglected and lonely boy, who decides to run away from home and move in with Amanda, a reclusive newspaper delivery woman. The team worked closely with a reference group consisting of a class of 9-year olds while developing the piece.

Reviews (in Finnish and Swedish):

Vein lapseni katsomaan ruotsin­kielistä teatteria – näin siinä kävi (Helsingin sanomat)

Radio Popov lyssnar in publiken trådlöst (Hufvudstadsbladet)

Prisbelönta Radio Popov blev fin teater om bortglömda barn (Västra Nyland)

Bortglömda barn har roligt i förtrollande Radio Popov (Svenska YLE)

Image featuring Antti Saarikallio. Photographer: Karl Vilhjalmsson. All rights reserved to Svenska Teatern

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