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Dear audience
Whether you are a regular visitor for many years or a curious first-time visitor, or perhaps got dragged along without really knowing what you gotten into.
Welcome!
This is your theater. And at the Park Theatre is as follows:
It is always free. It is always under the open sky.
Come as you are. However; long enough time before the performance starts in order to be able to sit, see and listen as well as possible. You can’t book seats. If it is crowded everybody just moves in closer together.
If you want to you can enjoy a picnic or buy something good in the restaurant which opens one hour before the show. If you have a question or need assistance, there are always our hostesses in place.
When the weather is worse than one would wish for (and that happens to you sometimes during the Swedish summer) the Parkteatern waits until last minute on whether to cancel performances. Because the very saddest, wettest mornings often cleared up towards evening and finished with a sun-kissed Parkteatern performance - I promise! Keep an eye on the web for the latest news.
This summer, the Parkteatern is celebrating 70 years. Surely it is quite amazing that the Stockholm city council, on the city garden master Holger Blom’s initiative in 1942 - middle of the war - started this democratic idea of ??arts in the open. A fantasy on educating the public became a dream come true!
During the same era “Folkhemmet” (a new concept on home for the people) was created with a lot of enthusiasm. That included building a large variety of organized playgrounds (Parklekar) and paddling pools (Plaskdammar) throughout the city. We want to recognize these generous sites this summer, with two long tours in a variety of new venues all across town, for the youngest citizens.
This anniversary year, we have chosen to listen our audience and brought back several favorites, on request. A little nostalgia may actually be allowed when there is a birthday to be celebrated.
So this summer's celebrations will begin with an unmistakable look back at our modern history through the eyes of Hassåtages, the famous actor, singer, writer duo with Hans Alfredsson and Tage Danielsson. Miss Fleggmans Moustache is a resume of the 1900s. It is reflected by some very special characters and their acts of love, betrayal, success and misunderstandings.
Then we continue to offer you more than 34 different programs, at 55 different venues, with 155 performances during the summer.
So come as you are. And come back again!
Linda Zachrison,
Artistic director
FRÖKEN FLEGGMANS MUSTASCH
Theatre
It's a beautiful day in the early 1930's. The careless nobleman Niklas von Sanguin awaits a visit from the incredibly wealthy Director Wresig. He arrives with his lazy but enchanting chambermaid Frida Fleggman and Alvar Dyster Kvist whose name says everything. The nobleman falls in love with Frida but unfortunately he also becomes ruined. Is Director Wresing the one who is guilty? But then Director Wresig dies suddenly under suspicious circumstances. Is it murder? Now along comes police officer Kolerik Wresig and wants to investigate. Kolerik now claims that he is the son of the dead Director Wresig! And he also claims that he's got the right to both to legacy - and to Frida. Would she go along with that? Well then…
Fröken Fleggmans mustasch is a comedy of Hasse Alfredson and Tage Danielsson with music and satire. It premiered at the Theatre Göta Lejon 1982 with Lena, Gösta Ekman, Hasse Alfredson and Tage Danielsson in the roles. Hasse and Tage met at the Swedish Radio in the mid 50's and began their creative, humorous, warm and socially committed collaboration that resulted in a large variety of shows, movies and TV series.
Opening Friday June 1st at 7 pm in Vitabergsparken
By: Hans Alfredson and Tage Danielsson
Directed by: Niklas Hjulström
Sets and costumes: Peter Holm
Mask: Erica Nicklasson
Conductor: Martin Ostergren
Choreography: Bernard Cauchard
Props: Anja Liedke
Performing Stitches: Daniela Krestelica
Costume Coordination: Pat Wilkins
Costume care: Emelie Vallin
Starring: Jessica Heribertsson, Jorgen Thorsson, Tomas Bolme and Ralph Carlsson
Musicians: Martin Ostergren, Ulric Johansson, Dan Strömkvist
