Uppsala City Theatre

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Uppsala City Theatre
Uppsala stadsteater
Uppsala City Theatre.jpg
The theatre exterior in 2009
Uppsala City Theatre
AddressKungsgatan 53
Uppsala
Sweden
Coordinates 59°51′32″N17°38′34″E / 59.858817°N 17.642736°E / 59.858817; 17.642736
Public transit Uppsala Central Station
Construction
Opened23 September 1950 (1950-09-23)
Architect Gunnar Leche  [ sv ]
Website
uppsalastadsteater.se

The Uppsala City Theatre (Swedish : Uppsala stadsteater) is a theatre in Uppsala, Sweden. It is located in close proximity to Uppsala Central Station. [1]

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History

In December 1930, it was reported that city architect of Uppsala, Gunnar Leche  [ sv ], was drawing up sketches for a new theatre. [2] [3] The plans went unrealized until April 1942, when the city council agreed to a building proposal based on Leche's sketches. [3] Its neoclassical style was considered controversial at the time. [4]

The theatre was inaugurated on 23 September 1950, with a production of Marriage of Figaro performed by actors from the Royal Swedish Opera. [5] [6] Despite this, the theatre celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2001 (reflecting a 1951 opening) and reports its first production to be Peter Ustinov's The Four Loves of a Warrior (Swedish : Fyra krigares kärlek), which premiered on 28 September 1951. [6] [7] [8] The theatre had its ten-thousandth visitor after about two weeks of that production's run. [9] The first manager of Uppsala City Theatre was Gösta Folke. His wife Agneta Prytz was also a member of the first permanent ensemble. In fact, 18 of 22 actors at the theatre were married to each other, which Folke believed would support the group's respectability. One of the early major plays they staged was August Strindberg's A Dream Play , which received negative reviews from critics. [10]

Folke was succeeded by Carl-Axel Heiknert in 1957. Then from 1964 to 1974, Palle Granditsky  [ sv ] was manager. He had previously worked at the theatre under Folke and Heiknert, as a director, actor, program editor, and union chairman. [11] [12]

Linus Tunström  [ sv ] led the theatre from 2007 to 2016. [13] During his tenure, the number of annual productions doubled and ticket revenue increased by 40%. He was also credited with bringing more national attention to the theatre. [14] [15] One controversy during Tunström's leadership was Andriy Zholdak's guest directing of Mephisto, which premiered 15 October 2011 and provoked "outrage from the Swedish critical establishment." [15] [16]

On 1 August 2016, Petra Brylander took over as manager and CEO. [17] She held the position until 2024, when she was replaced by Rikard Lekander  [ sv ]. [18]

Stages

The theatre has four stages: [8]

References

  1. ↑ Hellekant, Johan (17 June 2009). "Miljonbesparing i Uppsala" [Millions saved in Uppsala]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). ISSN   1101-2412 . Retrieved 23 August 2025.
  2. ↑ "Ny teater i Uppsala planeras" [New theater planned in Uppsala.]. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). 30 December 1930. pp. 1, 11.
  3. 1 2 "Teaterfrågan i Uppsala" [The theater issue in Uppsala.]. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). 20 December 1942. p. 11.
  4. ↑ "Tove Sjöberg: "Det var som att bli en del av teatern"" [Tove Sjöberg: “It was like becoming part of the theater”]. Arkitekten.se (in Swedish). 16 March 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
  5. ↑ "Festlig och folklig invigning av Uppsala nya stadsteater" [Festive and folksy inauguration of Uppsala's new city theatre]. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). 24 September 1950. p. 17.
  6. 1 2 Kihlberg, Nicklas (28 March 2018). "Ridån går upp för första gången" [The curtain rises for the first time]. Upsala Nya Tidning (in Swedish). Retrieved 23 August 2025.
  7. ↑ Hulth, Märta (30 September 2011). "Uppsala stadsteater fyller 60" [Uppsala City Theatre turns 60]. SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 23 August 2025.
  8. 1 2 "Uppsala City Theatre in English - about our theatre". Uppsala stadsteater (in Swedish). Retrieved 23 August 2025.
  9. ↑ "Uppsala stadsteater kunde på lördagen inräkna sin 10.000e besökare efter drygt två veckors spel" [Uppsala City Theatre was able to count its 10,000th visitor on Saturday after just over two weeks of performances.]. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). 15 October 1951. p. 10.
  10. ↑ Lövenlid, Björn (15 December 2011). "Från patrask till konstnär" [From hooligan to artist]. Upsala Nya Tidning (in Swedish). Retrieved 23 August 2025.
  11. ↑ Sjöberg, Mattias (25 February 2024). "Passionerad skådespelare avliden" [Passionate actor passes away]. Upsala Nya Tidning (in Swedish). Retrieved 23 August 2025.
  12. ↑ HELLBERG, SUSANNA (18 December 1993). "Allsidig teaterman med hantverksgener" [Versatile theatre professional with a knack for craftsmanship]. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 23 August 2025.
  13. ↑ "Tunström lämnar Uppsala stadsteater" [Tunström leaves Uppsala City Theatre]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 19 May 2015. ISSN   1101-2412 . Retrieved 23 August 2025.
  14. ↑ Gross Hulth, Märta (20 May 2016). "Nu lämnar Linus Tunström Uppsala stadsteater" [Linus Tunström is leaving Uppsala City Theatre]. SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 23 August 2025.
  15. 1 2 Lease, Bryce (14 April 2016). "The Stakes for City Theatres: Linus Tunström's Farewell to the Uppsala Stadsteater". European Stages. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
  16. ↑ "Allt från prins Charles och Freuds cigarr till en jaguar" [Everything from Prince Charles and Freud's cigar to a Jaguar]. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). 13 September 2011. Retrieved 23 August 2025. "Mefisto"av Klaus Mann. Den ukrainske demonregissören Andriy Zholdaks första uppsättning i Sverige. Om skådespelaren Hendrik Höfgen som sålde ut sina ideal och förrådde sina vänner för karriären i Nazi-Tyskland. Premiär 15/10 på Uppsala stadsteater.[Mefisto by Klaus Mann. Ukrainian demon director Andriy Zholdak's first production in Sweden. About actor Hendrik Höfgen, who sold out his ideals and betrayed his friends for a career in Nazi Germany. Premieres October 15 at Uppsala City Theatre.]
  17. ↑ Larsdotter, Maria (12 December 2023). "Teaterchef Petra Brylander lämnar stadsteatern" [Theatre leader Petra Brylander leaves the city theatre]. Upsala Nya Tidning (in Swedish). Retrieved 23 August 2025.
  18. ↑ Svedberg, Erik (29 May 2024). "Han blir Uppsala stadsteaters nya chef" [He will be the new director of Uppsala City Theatre]. Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). Retrieved 23 August 2025.
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