Sweden Theater Reviews: Best Shows & Critic Recommendations

Review: SHREK THE MUSICAL at Maxim Teatern
by Annette Stolt - January 05, 2025

Great family musical. Entertaining and fun. Great musical artists....

Review: ARV (THE INHERITANCE ) at Dramaten
by Annette Stolt - December 03, 2024

Arv (The inheritance) is an eight hour long roller coaster of emotions....

Review: CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY at Göteborgsoperan
by Annette Stolt - October 20, 2024

The Operahouse in Gothenburg is the perfect venue for this entertaining familymusical...

Review: DE E DET HÄR VI KALLAR KÄRLEK (THIS IS WHAT WE CALL LOVE) at Göta Lejon
by Annette Stolt - October 12, 2024

A joyful and energizing musical with the music from the hit-maker Lasse Holm....

Review: FROM BROADWAY TO DUVEMÅLA On Tour
by Annette Stolt - September 18, 2024

For the eighth year the concert From Broadway to Duvemåla goes on tour with musical songs in Sweden. On stage this year we see Malena Tuvung, Emmi Christensson (played Christine in Phantom of the Opera in West End) and John Martin Bengtsson (played Phantom in Phantom of the opera in Copenhagen, Kris...

Review: BEETLEJUICE at Östgötateatern
by Annette Stolt - September 18, 2024

In 1988, Tim Burten made the film Beetlejuice and the musical based on it premiered on Broadway in 2019 and now it has its European premiere at the Östgöteatern in Norrköping. Once again, Östgötateatern has found a musical gem and put its mark on it....

Review: DREAMGIRLS - THE MUSICAL at China Teatern
by Annette Stolt - September 12, 2024

What did our critic think of DREAMGIRLS at China Teatern?...

Review: JOYRIDE THE MUSICAL at MalmöOpera
by Annette Stolt - September 07, 2024

An instant success! Magnificent cast, energetic, fun - if you like the music from Roxette this is a must!...

Review: COMPANY at Stadteatern
by Annette Stolt - August 30, 2024

Opening night of Company - entertaining and well played....

Review: HÖGA KUSTEN - A LOCAL HISTORY MUSICAL/PLAY at Höga Kustens Friluftsteater
by Annette Stolt - July 11, 2024

A musical theater about a local event almost 100 year ago which changed the area as well as Sweden - absolutely fantastic!...

Review: An Exclusive Evening with Peter Jöback at Rival
by Annette Stolt - April 15, 2024

Peter Jöback has released a new record, Atlas, and tonight was the first time he played all the songs live in. At the winter concerts in 2023, we got a first glimps of his new sound when he played the title song Atlas.  In total there are ten new songs on the album, all which he has co-written with ...

Review: HAZEL, AN EXTRAVAGANT, MUSICAL at Ö2 Scenkonst Södermalm
by Annette Stolt - April 07, 2024

What did our critic think of HAZEL, AN EXTRAVAGANT, MUSICAL at Ö2 Scenkonst Södermalm?...

Review: HOTELL VITA HÄSTEN (THE WHITE HORSE HOTEL) at Folkoperan
by Annette Stolt - March 20, 2024

An impressive cast combined by actors and opera singers. The operetta The White Horse was written in 1930 in Berlin by Ralph Benatsky and is one of the world's most famous and performed operettas with songs that many people recognize, such as 'It would be wonderful'....

Review: David Bowie's LAZARUS At Göta Lejon
by Annette Stolt - February 15, 2024

Is this a movie or musical? Great acting and song performances....

Review: GENGÅNGARE BY IBSEN At Stadteatern
by Annette Stolt - February 15, 2024

Modern and an updated version...

Review: LILLE EYOLF at Dramaten
by Annette Stolt - February 15, 2024

A moving and update version....

Review: NANNE THE BEST - THE MUSIK OF TINA TURNER At Hamburger Börs
by Annette Stolt - February 09, 2024

Nannes tribute to Tina Tuner if full of both heart and pain, and energize the audience....

Review: MRS CLAUS IS THE WIFE OF SANTA CLAUS (TOMTEMOR ÄR FRU TILL TOMTEFAR) at Aliasteatern
by Annette Stolt - December 04, 2023

A musical about the wife to Santa, the person who actually created Christmas. entertaining and thought provoking...

Review: MATILDA THE MUSICAL at Stadteatern
by Annette Stolt - December 02, 2023

What did our critic think of MATILDA THE MUSICAL at Stadteatern?...

Review: WICKED at Göteborgsoperan
by Annette Stolt - November 27, 2023

Gothenburg Opera's production of Wicked is impressive musically and vocally. If you have seen Wicked abroad, you should definitely see this as well if you still have it on the list of musicals to see, because Wicked doesn't get more grand than this....

Review: LASERMANNEN at Nya Cirkus
by Annette Stolt - October 01, 2023

A interesting play about one of the most horrible events in Sweden...

Review: WAITRESS at Östgötateatern
by Annette Stolt - October 02, 2023

A very well performed Waitress, just as good as the production in London, West End....

Review: A SHOW LARGER THAN LIFE at Hamburger Börs
by Annette Stolt - September 25, 2023

A show with it all, great songs, dance and a lot of good music. When Hamburger Börs opens its doors after the summer break, they have dusted off the boy band era and updated to 2023. ...

Review: JONAS GARDELL SHOW at Intiman
by Annette Stolt - September 25, 2023

This is fun, warm with serious statements. The show starts with Jonas coming in and being greeted by applause, but it's not really like it used to be in the old days, complains Jonas, back then it was applause, stomping feet and Vågen! ...

Review: ASKUNGEN/CINDERELLA at Folkoperan
by Annette Stolt - September 21, 2023

Cinderella by Rossini combinde with Disney and Barbie gives a fun and colourful opera. Rossini's opera Cinderella premiered in 1817 in Rome. The folk opera's set is a lovely mix of Rossini, Disney and Barbie. The plot does not quite follow the usual, but the prince (Conny Thimander) sets himself out...