Category Archives: Theatre

General nights out to see shows, dance, gigs, etc.

Laughing at holiday misery

Posted on April 29, 2025 by Gary

We went to a play tonight. It was another Riksteatern production. It concerned a couple, Kattis and Matte who have gone away to the beach for a holiday. The plan is to ‘get away from it all’ but things do … Continue reading →

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Life on stage

Posted on March 24, 2025 by Gary

Rebecka Åhlund is a Swedish journalist and writer. One of her books was a successful autobiography called Jag som var så rolig att dricka vin med (I was so fun to drink wine with). It details her journey into alcoholism; … Continue reading →

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Welcome to the tea party

Posted on November 11, 2024 by Gary

The Swedish Aunt (2005/2021) is a bronze statue. The original is in the residential area of Växjö. There is another one in the industrial area of Norrköping. The statue is by artist and sculptor, Susanna Arwen (1959-). Arwen said “Man … Continue reading →

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Red fingers and a paddling pool

Posted on September 1, 2024 by Gary

Yesterday, I forgot to mention how my favourite sister-in-law dealt with a python that decided to take up residence on her welcome mat. She was just returning from walking Archie when the snake made itself known to her. Thinking quickly, … Continue reading →

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Of ghosts and revenge

Posted on July 5, 2024 by Gary

And so, just like that, the day we have planned and waited for, for so long, arrived. The reason the three of us speed read Selma Lagerlöf’s novel, Herr Arnes penningar, this week was rewarded, many fold. For this afternoon, … Continue reading →

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Turning point to happiness

Posted on May 8, 2024 by Gary

I booked to go and see A Midsummer Nights Dream in Stockholm a few weeks ago. I realised it’d be in Swedish but I figured I knew the play well enough for it not to matter. And today was the … Continue reading →

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Enter with gun and dead seagull

Posted on August 22, 2023 by Gary

Amanda said it was the weirdest thing she’d ever seen live on stage. And, to be fair, it was not a traditional version of Chekhov’s The Seagull that we watched in the Strindberg Intimate Theatre tonight. However, as we left … Continue reading →

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Grim faced Elinor

Posted on July 1, 2023 by Gary

Tonight, I was sitting in one of our folding chairs, waiting for the Chapterhouse Theatre Company’s production of Sense & Sensibility to begin, when I turned to Mirinda and suggested it was odd that we’d never seen anyone we knew … Continue reading →

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Pucking marvellous

Posted on June 15, 2023 by Gary

It was Emma’s birthday today so, to celebrate properly, I took her for a haircut. We took the long walk up to Kate, trying to keep in the shade, the dogs puffing and panting underneath their thick fur coats. We … Continue reading →

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Prepositions are very confusing

Posted on April 5, 2023 by Gary

Seven tap dancing whirlwinds from seven different countries combined on the stage at the Södra Teatern tonight to present Caboom, a world of choreographed chaos that held us in awe. It came courtesy of the Sebastian Weber Dance Company and … Continue reading →

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