, called ''"Maxim"'' in

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or ''The Maxim Theatre'', has been a popular private

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in central Stockholm, Sweden since the 1960s. Originally named the Karlaplansstudion, it was designed as a theatre for film screenings. The house was built in 1945–46 by architect Ernst Grönvall. It was originally used as a studio by

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who aired the popular radio shows ''Karusellen'' (The Carousel) and ''Frukostklubben'' (The Breakfast Club) from there in the 1940s and 1950s. In 1963,

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played their first gig outside of the United Kingdom and Germany there; the performance was included on the ''

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'' compilation album in 1995. In 1967 the studio was rebuilt into a theatre and movie theatre, but from the 1970s onwards has run exclusively as a theatre. In the 1980s, the Limabrall company took over the management of Maximteatern. Behind Limabrall were

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and

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– all well-known names in the Swedish entertainment industry. Productions such as ''SPÖK'', ''Omaka par (

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)'', ''Skål (Cheers)'' and ''Arsenik och gamla spetsar ( Arsenic and Old Lace)'' were among the most successful productions in the 1980s and 1990s. Since 2003 the theatre has been run by a company called Proscenia.

References

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