Martina Montelius (born 19 July 1975) is a
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author, director and playwright. She has written several plays, had three novels published, and also worked as an artistic director.
Career
Montelius grew up in
Täby
Täby () was previously a trimunicipal locality, with 66,292 inhabitants in 2013. However, as from 2016, Statistics Sweden has amalgamated this locality with the Stockholm urban area. It is the seat of Täby Municipality in Stockholm County, Swed ...
, Sweden and went to school at the Eriksdalsschool.
During her teenage years, she worked at a library at
Medborgarplatsen
Medborgarplatsen (literally ''Citizen Square'') is a large city square located near the center of the island of Södermalm in Stockholm, Sweden. The square is often colloquially referred to as "''Medis''".
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and later worked for the
Dramaten
The Royal Dramatic Theatre ( sv, Kungliga Dramatiska Teatern, colloquially ''Dramaten'') is Sweden's national stage for "spoken drama", founded in 1788. Around one thousand shows are put on annually on the theatre's five running stages.
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and Teater Plaza.
At Plaza she started a long co-operation with actor and director
Thorsten Flinck
Thorsten Flinck (born 17 April 1961 in Solna, Sweden), is a Swedish actor, director, and musician. He is known best for playing psychopaths and villains, and also for his outrageous personality both on stage and in real life. Between 1986 and 20 ...
.
She was a director and actress for his shows before starting to write her own work.
In 2000, she made her debut as a playwright with the play ''Usch, nu blev jag lite mulen'', and has since written fifteen more plays. In 2011 she was appointed artistic director for the Teater Brunnsgatan Fyra Theater, a job she took over from her mother.
In November 2013, she had her first book published, ''Främlingsleguanen'', which was published by Bokförlaget Atlas.
In popular culture
In 2013, Montelius was a contestant on ''
På spåret
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'' at
SVT along with
Dominika Peczynski
Dominika Peczynski (born 20 September 1970) is a Polish-Swedish singer, model and television host.
Army of Lovers
She joined the Swedish pop music group Army of Lovers in 1992, making her debut with the group with "Hasta Mañana", a cover of ...
.
She hosted her own episode of the popular Swedish talk radio show ''
Sommar i P1
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'' in summer 2014. Her episode was broadcast live while most ''Sommar i P1'' episodes are pre-recorded and then aired.
Her episode was reviewed by ''
Svenska Dagbladet
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'', who described it as "controlled madness and seductive".
Personal life
Montelius is the daughter of the poet and dramatist
Kristina Lugn
Gunhild Bricken Kristina Lugn (; 14November 1948 – 9 May 2020)Jones, Evelyn.Författaren Kristina Lugn är död", Dagens Nyheter 9 May 2020. Accessed 9 May 2020. was a Swedish poet and dramatist and member of the Swedish Academy.
Early ...
. She has three children with her husband. Montelius has said that she grew up in an artistic family and that she herself now is looking for the regular family life.
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1975 births
Living people
Swedish theatre directors
Swedish women dramatists and playwrights
21st-century Swedish dramatists and playwrights
People from Täby Municipality