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. The company performed in ''

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'' in 1686-89 and in ''

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, who did not regard themselves as professional actors and who referred to their activity as temporary, which it also was.Dahlberg, Gunilla (1992). Komediantteatern i 1600-talets Stockholm. Stockholm: Komm. för Stockholmsforskning. Nevertheless, they were pioneers in the history of the Swedish theater.

Members

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* Isaak Börk, the director of the company * Carl Johan Ollieqvisth * Andreas Strömbergh * Georg Törnqvist-Adlercreutz, actor, writer and translator * Johan Widman

References

* Dahlberg, Gunilla (1992). Komediantteatern i 1600-talets Stockholm. Stockholm: Komm. för Stockholmsforskning. {{DEFAULTSORT:Dan Swanska Theatren 17th century in Sweden Swedish comedy troupes Former theatres in Stockholm 1682 establishments in Sweden Theatre companies in Sweden 17th century in Stockholm Swedish Empire