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Östgöta Theatre
The Östgöta Theatre () is Sweden's largest regional theatre. The repertoire includes Swedish and foreign drama, new plays, musicals, and classical theatre. Since 2010, the theatre has staged the European premiere of ''The Addams Family'' and the Scandinavian premieres of '' Come from Away'' and the musical ''Amélie''. Venues Östgöta Theatre operates two venues – Stora teatern in Norrköping with a seating capacity for 600 people and Stora teatern in Linköping with a seating capacity for 388. It also does tours to other locations. History The theatre in Linköping was opened in 1903, while the one in Norrköping, which is slightly larger, was opened in 1908 and is in the Art Nouveau style. On its front is the motto "Proclaim the sorrow of the ages - Proclaim the joy of the ages". Both are now called ''Stora teatern'', or the Grand Theatre, and were designed by Axel Anderberg. The present-day combination has its origins in the ''Stadsteatern Norrköping-Linköping'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norrköping
Norrköping ( , ) is a city in the province of Östergötland in eastern Sweden and the seat of Norrköping Municipality, Östergötland County, about 160 km southwest of the national capital Stockholm, 40 km east of county seat Linköping and 60 km west of the Södermanland capital of Nyköping. The city has a population of 98,229 inhabitants in 2023, out of a municipal total of 144,980,making it Sweden's eleventh largest city and tenth largest municipality. The city is situated by the mouth of the river Motala ström, at Bråviken, an inlet of the Baltic Sea. Water power from the Motala ström and the good harbour were factors that facilitated the rapid growth of this once industrial city, known for its textile industry. It has several nicknames such as: "Sweden's Manchester", " Peking" and "Surbullestan" (Surbulle our bunwas a local nickname for the textile workers, and stan is short for Staden, which means The City or The Town in Swedish). History In 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bo Höglund
Bo Sven Gunnar Höglund (born 27 May 1948 in Huddinge, Stockholm County) is a Swedish actor. Höglund has been employed at Östgötateatern in Norrköping and Linköping since 1983. He has appeared in productions such as , , ''Don Juan'', ''Dreyfus'', ''Amadeus'' and ''The Wizard of Oz''. He has toured with the National Swedish Touring Theatre and acted in TV shows including ', ''Nya tider'', ''c/o Segemyhr'' and ''Rederiet''. For four seasons he worked with Nils Poppe at Fredriksdalsteatern in Helsingborg. Höglund is best known for his role as Mats the waiter in the ''Martin'' ''Beck'' series. Selected filmography *'' Beck – Den svaga länken'' (2007) *''Beck – Enslingen'' (2002) *'' Beck – Sista vittnet'' (2002) *''Beck – Kartellen'' (2002) * 2002 – ''Nya tider'' * 2001 – ''Skilda världar'' * 1998 – ''Rederiet'' *'' Beck – The Money Man'' (1998) *'' Beck – Monstret'' (1998) *'' Beck – Vita nätter'' (1998) *'' Beck – à ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County Theatres In Sweden
A county () is a geographic region of a country used for administrative or other purposesL. Brookes (ed.) ''Chambers Dictionary''. Edinburgh: Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, 2005. in some nations. The term is derived from the Old French denoting a jurisdiction under the sovereignty of a count (earl) or, in his stead, a viscount (''vicomte'').C. W. Onions (Ed.) ''The Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology''. Oxford University Press, 1966. Literal equivalents in other languages, derived from the equivalent of "count", are now seldom used officially, including , , , , , , , and Slavic '' zhupa''; terms equivalent to 'commune' or 'community' are now often instead used. When the Normans conquered England, they brought the term with them. Although there were at first no counts, ''vicomtes'' or counties in Anglo-Norman England, the earlier Anglo-Saxons did have earls, sheriffs and shires. The shires were the districts that became the historic counties of England, and given the same Lat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
