Charissa Martinkauppi

she/her

Charissa Martinkauppi is a Swedish/Finnish-British director and writer with both Sweden and the UK as her base. She creates playful, politically charged, actor-centred theatre, often combining the subtleties of Finnish melancholia with theatricality and absurd humour.





In her work, Charissa enjoys exploring the tragicomic aspects of human existence and often works in community theatre settings to bring stories from the margins to centre stage. She often draws inspiration from her triple nationality to explore identity and immigration as well as source and translate pieces for new audiences.
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Credits

DIRECTOR & WRITER, Över muren, under havet, Uusi Teatteri, 4 weeks, 2020

DIRECTOR & TRANSLATOR, The greatest of the greatest, The Wardrobe Theatre, 1 week, 2019.

DIRECTOR, Kingdom, or The Anthropocene, Bristol Old Vic Studio, 2 nights, 2019.

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, Let the right one in, Circomedia/Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, 1 week, 2019.

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, A Christmas Carol, Bristol Old Vic, 8 weeks, 2018.

DIRECTOR & WRITER, Prinsessdrömmar, Ebeneser, 1 week, 2018.

DIRECTOR, Jag är en sång mellan dina läppar, Folkets Hus Haparanda, 1 nights, 2017.

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, These Halcyon Days, Gothenburg English Studio Theatre, 4 weeks, 2016.

WRITER, Julkalendern, Lule Stassteater, 4 weeks, 2015.

DIRECTOR, Världens nålsöga, FlowMotion productions (Site specific), 2 nights, 2015.

DIRECTOR & WRITER, Satu-jävla-helvetes-maa, Tornedalsteatern, 1 week, 2015.

Training

MA Drama Directing, Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, 2018-2019
BA Theatre Studies & Spanish Studies, Lancaster Institute of Creative Arts, Lancaster University, 2009-2013