Petra Brylander

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Petra Brylander
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Brylander in October 2016
Born (1970-11-08) 8 November 1970 (age 54)
Kalix, Sweden
Occupations
  • Actress
  • theatre chief
Spouse Dennis Sandin  [ sv ]
Children2

Petra Brylander (born 8 November 1970) is a Swedish actor and theatre chief.

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She was born on 8 November 1970 in Kalix. [1] [2]

Brylander started as background actress at Norrbottensteatern, and 1992–1995 she studied at Malmö Theatre Academy and after that she has been engaged at among Helsingborg City Theatre, and at Malmö City Theatre since 2001 (where she is theatre chief since 1 July 2007 [3] ). In 2007 she performed the monologue Livet kom så plötsligt which is about a woman with Asperger syndrome. [4]

On 1 August 2016, Brylander took over as manager and CEO of the Uppsala City Theatre. [5] She held the position until 2024, when she was succeeded by Rikard Lekander  [ sv ]. [6]

She is married to director Dennis Sandin  [ sv ]. They have two children. [1]

Selected filmography

References

  1. 1 2 Eijde, Malin (6 November 2020). "En teaterchef med musikdrömmar". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 23 August 2025.
  2. "Möt Petra Brylander – teaterchef och skådespelare". Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). 18 November 2016. Archived from the original on 25 January 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
  3. "Petra Brylander blir ny teaterchef i Malmö - Kultur den 30 maj 2007 - Arkiv - Kuriren - Norrbottens-Kuriren". Archived from the original on 3 August 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
  4. Benér, Theresa (29 January 2007). "Starkt om det normalas otydliga spelregler". Svenska Dagbladet.
  5. Larsdotter, Maria (12 December 2023). "Teaterchef Petra Brylander lämnar stadsteatern". Upsala Nya Tidning (in Swedish). Retrieved 23 August 2025.
  6. Svedberg, Erik (29 May 2024). "Han blir Uppsala stadsteaters nya chef". Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). Retrieved 23 August 2025.