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Marianne Bernadotte Dies at 100 Surrounded by Family

Marianne Bernadotte, Countess of Wisborg, has passed away at the age of 100. She fell asleep quietly on Friday, surrounded by her family.

Samar Yazbek's New Work Debuts at Royal Dramatic Theatre

The Syrian author Samar Yazbek has specially written a text that is now being performed at the Royal Dramatic Theatre.

Gustav Lindh Stars in Hamlet as Dramaten Faces Stage Closure

Gustav Lindh and Gizem Erdogan play Hamlet and Ophelia at Elverket in Stockholm this autumn. The play's play is set up as an artistic power demonstration and a kind of protest against Dramaten now being forced to leave the stage.

Falstaff Scholarship Prize Boosts to 500,000 Kronor for Directors

The Falstaff Scholarship, which is awarded to directors in theatre, film, dance, and opera, is increasing its prize amount, from 300,000 to half a million.

Alex Schulman Directs First Film Arkipelag with Star-Studded Cast

A school trip from hell. That's the theme for "Arkipelag", by Alex Schulman who is now making his debut as a film director, writes Dagens Nyheter. This manuscript is my security blanket, he says to the newspaper.

Nobel Laureate Svetlana Aleksijevitj Warns of Rising Russian Fascism

The Russian fascism has risen, claims the Nobel laureate Svetlana Aleksijevitj – who thinks that Europe lacks ideas on how to meet the world order. I myself do not know if I can formulate myself about the new times. But I try, she says.

James Taylor's Song Treasure Becomes a New Musical

Nobel Laureate Aleksijevitj Visits the Royal Dramatic Theatre

The Nobel Prize winner Svetlana Aleksijevitj is guesting at the Royal Dramatic Theatre on Belarus' Freedom Day.