Review: MISS SAIGON at Göteborgs Operan
by Christian Ranke - October 21, 2025
For decades, Miss Saigon has occupied contested terrain within the musical theater canon—championed by some as an essential work, scrutinized by others for perpetuating orientalist narratives and reductive stereotypes....
Review: UNFORTUNATE, THE UNTOLD STORY OF URSULA THE SEA WITCH at Östgötateatern
by Annette Stolt - September 22, 2025
I just love how Östgöta Theatre dares to take on musicals that have not been performed in the Nordic countries before. This year they have really managed to find a musical that not many people knew about before and that has only been performed in the UK. The premiere was in 2019 at the Edinburgh Fri...
Review: FRÅN BROADWAY TO DUVEMÅLA at Rival
by Annette Stolt - September 14, 2025
This is the ninth year in a row that the musical concert From Broadway to Duvemåla is going on tour through Sweden, with a premiere and ending in Stockholm....
Review: TRASSEL at Oscarsteatern
by Annette Stolt - September 14, 2025
The autumn darkness is approaching and with the current state of the world, we really need to laugh a little and what better way to do that than with a classic slam-in-the-door farce?...
Review: JOYRIDE THE MUSICAL at China Teatern
by Annette Stolt - September 12, 2025
Just over a year ago, Joyride the musical had its world premiere at Malmö Opera on a sunny and warm September day. Unfortunately, the Stockholm premiere was hit by persistent rain, so the festive atmosphere on the red carpet outside was a bit off, but inside the China Theatre the atmosphere was even...
Review: DEN INBILLADE SJUKE / THE IMAGINARY INVALID at Adelsö Friluftsteater
by Annette Stolt - August 05, 2025
This year, Adelsö Friluftsteater opened its doors for the first time. A nice little theater on this historic island where Hovgården with the large King's Mounds together with Birka has been on the UNESCO World Heritage List since 1993. An important island for, among others, the Vikings and Magnus La...