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Astrid Lindgren's plays are a number of theater plays written by Astrid Lindgren in the 1940s to 1970s. Part of the plays are based on her books, other stories were only written for theater. Since almost all of Astrid Lindgren's works have been staged for theater, this page only deals with the plays, whose scripts were written by Astrid Lindgren. Many of these works were published in the Swedish books ''Sex Pjäser för barn och ungdom'' (1950), ''Serverat, Ers Majestät!'' (1955) and ''Praeser för barn och ungdom. Other Samlingen'' (1968). Most of these works have not been translated into English. These include stories about well-known characters such as Kalle Blomquist or Pippi Longstocking, which were only written for the theater and were not published as prose. Plays ''Kalle Blomkvist, Nisse Nöjd och Vicke på Vind'' ''Kalle Blomkvist, Nisse Nöjd och Vicke på Vind'' (''Kalle Blomkvist, Nisse Nöjd and Vicke på Vind'') is a play by Astrid Lindgren. ; Characters * Kall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pernilla Wahlgren
Pernilla Nina Elisabet Wahlgren (; born 24 December 1967) is a Swedish singer and actress. She has sung in Melodifestivalen several times; her 1985 entry titled "Piccadilly Circus (song), Piccadilly Circus" became popular and successful. She has acted in several plays and films, playing roles including Esmeralda in the Academy Award-winning ''Fanny and Alexander''. She has twice received the Guldmasken award for her work in theater. Career Acting Wahlgren's first acting job, at the age of four, was alongside her mother in the television play ''Den längsta dagen'' (). She attended Adolf Fredrik's Music School and was also part of the Saltsjöbaden theater. After playing a small role in ''Lilla prinsen'' () at Saltsjöbaden's theater, and in the face of stiff competition, Wahlgren got the title role in the musical ''Annie (musical), Annie'' at Folkan, Stockholm. She then played Esmeralda in Ingmar Bergman's film ''Fanny and Alexander''. In 1982, she joined the cast of the Swedis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snow White
"Snow White" is a German fairy tale, first written down in the early 19th century. The Brothers Grimm published it in 1812 in the first edition of their collection ''Grimms' Fairy Tales'', numbered as Tale 53. The original title was ''Sneewittchen'', which is a partial translation from Low German. The modern spelling is ''Schneewittchen''. The Grimms completed their final revision of the story in 1854, which can be found in the 1857 version of ''Grimms' Fairy Tales''. The fairy tale features elements such as the magic mirror, the poisoned apple, the glass coffin, and the characters of the Evil Queen and the seven Dwarfs. The seven dwarfs were first given individual names in the 1912 Broadway play '' Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs'' and then given different names in Walt Disney's 1937 film '' Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs''. The Grimm story, which is commonly referred to as "Snow White", should not be confused with the story of " Snow-White and Rose-Red" (in German ""), ano ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Astrid Lindgren
Astrid Anna Emilia Lindgren (; ; 14 November 1907 – 28 January 2002) was a Swedish writer of fiction and screenplays. She is best known for several children's book series, featuring Pippi Longstocking, Emil i Lönneberga, Emil of Lönneberga, Karlsson-on-the-Roof, and the Six Bullerby Children (''Children of Noisy Village'' in the US), and for the children's fantasy novels ''Mio, My Son''; ''Ronia the Robber's Daughter''; and ''The Brothers Lionheart''. Lindgren worked on the Children's Literature Editorial Board at the Rabén & Sjögren publishing house in Stockholm and wrote more than 30 books for children. In 2017, she was calculated to be the world's 18th most translated author. Lindgren had by 2010 sold roughly 167 million books worldwide. In 1994, she was awarded the Right Livelihood Award for "her unique authorship dedicated to the rights of children and respect for their individuality". Her opposition to corporal punishment of children resulted in the world's first law ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sune Mangs
Bengt Sune Mangs (31 December 1932 – 11 February 1994) was a Swedish actor. He appeared in more than 35 films and television shows between 1953 and 1990. Born in Finland, Mangs' parents divorced in the midst of the Winter War, and eight-year-old Mangs moved to Stockholm with his mother and siblings. Visit Kaskinen Partial filmography * '''' (1953) - Pupil * ''Blockerat spår'' (1955) - Heikki, Benkan's Friend * ''Den tappre soldaten Jönsson'' (1956) - Soldier * '' The Koster Waltz'' (1958) - Fotograf (uncredited) * '' |
Emil I Lönneberga
''Emil of Lönneberga'' (from Swedish: ''Emil i Lönneberga'') is a series of children's novels, written by Astrid Lindgren in 1963, 1966 and 1970 respectively, about the prankster Emil Svensson who lives on a farm in the Lönneberga parish of Småland, Sweden. In total twelve books were written between 1963 and 1997, which have appeared in 44 languages (2014), in most cases with the original Swedish illustrations by Björn Berg. There are three Swedish film adaptations, released in 1971–1973. Emil the character Emil Svensson lives on the farm Katthult ("Catholt" or "Catwood"), set in the village of Lönneberga in Småland around the year 1900, with his younger sister Ida, mother Alma and father Anton, the farmhand Alfred who shows great affection towards Emil and the farm maid Lina who, however, is unable to tolerate Emil's mischief ('' hyss''). Sometimes old Krösa-Maja ("Lingonberry-Maia") comes to Katthult to help with domestic work and tell Emil and Ida stories about ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mio, My Son
''Mio, My Son'' is a children's book by Swedish writer Astrid Lindgren. It was first published in 1954 in Sweden with the Swedish title ''Mio, min Mio'' (literally "Mio, my Mio"). The writing is stylised and the story strongly reminiscent of traditional fairy tales and folklore. It received a Germany, German Youth Literature Prize (''Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis, Deutschen Jugendbuchpreis'') in 1956. The book is 204 pages long. Plot ''Mio, My Son'' starts by introducing Bo Vilhelm Olsson (nicknamed Bosse), a nine-year-old boy who has been taken in by an elderly couple who dislike boys. They harass him and tell him to stay out of their way. Bosse's mother had died during childbirth and he has never known his father. His only friend is a boy his age, Benke. One day he receives an apple from the kindly shopkeeper, Mrs. Lundin, who asks him to mail a postcard for her. Before doing so, he takes a look at the postcard and sees it is addressed to a king, saying that his son will soo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karlsson-on-the-Roof
Karlsson-on-the-Roof () is a character who features in a series of children's books by the Swedish author Astrid Lindgren. Lindgren may have borrowed the idea for the series from a similar story about Mr. O'Malley in the comic strip '' Barnaby'' (1942) by Crockett Johnson. Plot ''Karlsson'' is a very short, plump, and overconfident man who lives in a small house hidden behind a chimney on the roof of "a very ordinary apartment building on a very ordinary street" in Vasastan, Stockholm. When Karlsson pushes a button on his stomach, it starts a clever little engine with a propeller on his back, allowing him to fly. In his own opinion, Karlsson is the best at everything. He befriends Svante Svantesson, a seven-year-old boy and youngest member of the Svantesson family, who is often referred to as "Little Brother", . Karlsson is quite mischievous and likes to make fun and prank others. He often gets Lillebror into trouble, as Karlsson usually disappears just before Lillebror's fami ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Bergson, Master Detective (novel)
''Bill Bergson, Master Detective'' (original Swedish title ''Mästerdetektiven Blomkvist'') is a children's novel by Astrid Lindgren. It is the first in the series about the Swedish boy detective, in English translation named Bill Bergson (Swedish name: Kalle Blomkvist). Plot summary Bill Bergson investigates his friend's mysterious cousin, who is behaving suspiciously, and solves the mystery of a jewel robbery. Bill and five of his friends also play a mock war game, with the White Roses and the Red Roses vying for possession of an unusual stone. Film A film based on the book, '' Bill Bergson, Master Detective'', was produced in 1947. References ''Bill Bergson, Master Detective'' on the Astrid Lindgren website''Bill Bergson, Master Detective'' English editionsat WorldCat WorldCat is a union catalog that itemizes the collections of tens of thousands of institutions (mostly libraries), in many countries, that are current or past members of the OCLC global cooperative ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rasmus And The Vagabond
''Rasmus and the Vagabond'', also ''Rasmus and the Hobo'' (original title: ''Rasmus på luffen'') is a children's book written by Astrid Lindgren. Plot Rasmus is living in an orphanage. He wants to be adopted and find a family, but he realizes that only girls seem to get adopted, so he tries to take matter in his own hands. He decides to leave the orphanage and find a family himself. On his way he meets the homeless man Oscar. Oscar and Rasmus travel together to the country and collect money by playing music. One day a robbery takes place at a house Oscar and Rasmus are playing music. The police later believes Oscar is responsible for the robbery, but with the help of Oscar and Rasmus the police finally manages to catch the real robbers. Then Oscar reveals that he has a home. He takes Rasmus to his home, where Oscars wife is already waiting for Oscar. The couple decides to adopt Rasmus as their child. Background The book is based on an radioplay written by Astrid Lindgren in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sveriges Television
Sveriges Television AB ("Sweden's Television aktiebolag, Stock Company"), shortened to SVT (), is the Sweden, Swedish national public broadcasting, public television broadcaster, funded by a public service tax on personal income set by the Riksdag (national parliament). Prior to 2019, SVT was funded by a Television licensing in Sweden, television licence fee payable by all owners of television sets. The Swedish public broadcasting system is largely modelled after the system used in the United Kingdom, and Sveriges Television shares many traits with its British counterpart, the BBC. SVT is a public limited company that can be described as a "quasi-autonomous non-governmental organisation." Together with the other two public broadcasters, Sveriges Radio and Sveriges Utbildningsradio, it is owned by an independent foundation, ''Foundation Management for SR, SVT, and UR, Förvaltningsstiftelsen för Sveriges Radio AB, Sveriges Television AB och Sveriges Utbildningsradio AB''. The fou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Brothers Lionheart (film)
''The Brothers Lionheart'' () is a Swedish fantasy film which was released to cinemas in Sweden on 23 September 1977, directed by Olle Hellbom and based on the 1973 The Brothers Lionheart, book of the same name, written by Astrid Lindgren. It won Sweden's Guldbagge Award for Guldbagge Award for Best Director, Best Director in 1978. Cast * Lars Söderdahl as Karl "Skorpan" Lion(-heart) * Staffan Götestam as Jonatan Lion(-heart) * Allan Edwall as Mattias * Gunn Wållgren as Sofia * Folke Hjort as Jossi * Per Oscarsson as Orvar * Tommy Johnson (actor), Tommy Johnson as Hubert * Jan Nygren as Veder, Tengil's soldier * Michael Gabay, Michael "Micha" Gabay as Kader, Tengil's soldier * Georg Årlin as Tengil * Bertil Norström as Pjuke, Tengil's advisor Production The film was shot in Sweden, Denmark and Iceland. Filming locations included Stockholm for studio interiors and the openings sequence, while Skåne County in Sweden and Århus in Jutland represented Nangijala, while and Dimmu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Staffan Götestam
Per Staffan Götestam (born 20 May 1952) is a Swedish actor, director, theatre chief, playwright and founder of Junibacken. As an actor, he is best known for his portrayal of Jonathan in 1977 '' The Brothers Lionheart''. In the 1980s, he turned his focus to producing and directing. He has directed many plays, among them ''Nils Karlsson Pyssling'', '' Madicken'' and ''Tjorven på Saltkråkan'', and many musicals, among them '' Rent'', ''Beauty and the Beast'' and ''the Wizard of Oz''. In 2000, Götestam received a Swedish Golden Mask theatre award. Götestam also wrote the song " Mio My Mio" for the 1987 film '' Mio in the Land of Faraway''. Early life Staffan Götestam was born in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden in 20 May 1952. He was educated at ''Skara skolscen'' and ''Statens scenskola'', Stockholm. He went to theater school in 1973 and started playing amateur theatre with the ''Örebro Student Theatre''. Career Acting After his theater training, Götestam got a role in the m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
