Under the artistic direction of Martin Finnland, the queer folk theater guerrilla Nesterval makes theater for people for whom theater is actually too boring,” writes Hamburg's Theaterhaus Kampnagel in an announcement. And indeed, Finland and his team are opening up a very special - very Viennese - form of immersive theater for a very diverse audience. His plays appeal to people of all generations and backgrounds; fans storm performances and tickets are usually gone within minutes. Martin Finnland, born in Zell am See in 1982, conceived and founded Nesterval in 2011 and has since been the director and artistic director of the ensemble, which was nominated for a Nestroy Award for the third time in 2023. He has directed at festivals such as Steirischer Herbst, Theaterfestival Spectrum, SCHÄXPIR in Linz, the ANTIFestival in Kuopio/Finland, Supergau/Salzburg, the international summer festival Kampnagel in Hamburg and the Transart festival in South Tyrol. Numerous works are created in collaboration with the co-production house brut Wien. In 2024, he staged productions with Nesterval at the Vereinigte Bühnen Bozen and the Vienna State Opera, among others.
Under the artistic direction of Martin Finnland, the queer folk theater guerrilla Nesterval makes theater for people for whom theater is actually too boring,” writes Hamburg's Theaterhaus Kampnagel in an announcement. And indeed, Finland and his team are opening up a very special - very Viennese - form of immersive theater for a very diverse audience. His plays appeal to people of all generations and backgrounds; fans storm performances and tickets are usually gone within minutes. Martin Finnland, born in Zell am See in 1982, conceived and founded Nesterval in 2011 and has since been the director and artistic director of the ensemble, which was nominated for a Nestroy Award for the third time in 2023. He has directed at festivals such as Steirischer Herbst, Theaterfestival Spectrum, SCHÄXPIR in Linz, the ANTIFestival in Kuopio/Finland, Supergau/Salzburg, the international summer festival Kampnagel in Hamburg and the Transart festival in South Tyrol. Numerous works are created in collaboration with the co-production house brut Wien. In 2024, he staged productions with Nesterval at the Vereinigte Bühnen Bozen and the Vienna State Opera, among others.