Orion Theatre, Theatre in Södermalm, Stockholm, Sweden

Orion Theatre is a performance space housed in a former mechanical workshop in Södermalm, equipped with advanced stage technology and adaptable seating. The venue can be reconfigured to suit different production requirements.

The theatre traces its origin to Modellteatern, a children's theatre founded in Eskilstuna in 1969 by theatre people including Thomas Roos; productions such as Med slöja och svärd (1981) and Storklas och Lillklas (1982) were adapted for Sveriges Television. After Modellteatern closed in Eskilstuna, the company moved to a former mechanical workshop on Södermalm and took the name Orionteatern in 1983. The building itself was put up in 1929, when the area was an industrial district, and had housed Axel G Jansson Smide & Mekanisk Verkstad, founded in 1908.

The theatre runs exchange programmes with companies including Theatre de Complicité in London, Le Cirque Invisible in Paris, the Suzuki Company of Toga in Japan, Gopal Venu's Kootiyattam ensemble from Kerala and the School of Dramatic Art in Moscow. It also works with Stockholm's Theatre Academy and Dramatic Institute as an educational stage.

The ticket office opens about 30 minutes before performances and accepts Swish mobile payments and credit cards. Group bookings are available and should be arranged in advance.

The building's industrial heritage allows artists to integrate mechanical and structural elements directly into their performances. This architectural feature creates staging possibilities that conventional theatres cannot offer.