Backa Theatre (

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: ''Backa Teater'') is a youth theater located in

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. It focuses on producing theater for children and their families. Homesite of the theatre
The theater was founded in 1978 by director

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and actor Ulf Dohlsten as part of

Gothenburg City Theatre Gothenburg City Theatre () opened in 1934 at Götaplatsen square in Gothenburg, Sweden. The theatre was designed by Swedish architect Carl Bergsten who gave the exterior a Neoclassical architecture, Neo-Classical look with a touch of Streamline ...

. It is now led by playwright, director Carl Mattias Andersson, who himself has background as an actor at Backa Theatre. The company has had the privilege to set up newly written plays, for example ''In a dark and northern place'' which was written by Mattias Andersson. The theatre moved into new premises on Gothenburg's northern riverbank during autumn 2007.

References

External links

Backa Teater website
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