Royal Dramatic Theatre

Royal Dramatic Theatre
Royal Dramatic Theatre in 2008
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General information
Town or cityStockholm
CountrySweden
Completed18 February 1908
Design and construction
Architect(s)Fredrik Lilljekvist

The Royal Dramatic Theatre (Swedish: Kungliga Dramatiska Teatern, colloquially Dramaten) is Sweden's national stage for "spoken drama", founded in 1788. Around one thousand shows are put on annually on the theatre's five running stages.

The theatre has been at its present location in the Art Nouveau building at Nybroplan, Stockholm, since 1908. The theatre was built by the architect Fredrik Lilljekvist. Famous artists like Carl Milles and Carl Larsson were involved in making the decorations,[1] and some of the interior decorations were made by Prince Eugen.

The theatre's acting school, the Royal Dramatic Training Academy, produced many actors and directors who would go on to be famous, including Gustaf Molander (who also taught there), Alf Sjöberg, Greta Garbo, Vera Schmiterlöw, Signe Hasso, Ingrid Bergman, Gunnar Björnstrand, Max von Sydow, and Bibi Andersson. The school was split off as a separate institution in 1967 (see Swedish National Academy of Mime and Acting).

  1. ^ Cavilli-Bjorkman, Gorel. The World of Carl Larsson. The Green Tiger Press. 1982. ISBN 0-914676-93-8.