Peter Oskarson (born 1951) is a

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and

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from Stockholm.''Peter Oskarson lämnar Folkteatern''

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2006-02-28 He was educated at the

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from 1971 to 1973, where he studied directing under Rudolf Penka, Wolfgang Heinz and Giorgio Strehler. Oskarson has been the

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of several

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, including Teater 7 (1965–1969), Skånska Teatern (1973–1982), Folkteatern i Gävleborg (1982–1990 and 1997–2006), Orionteatern (1993–2000), and Stiftelsen Helsingegården (1990–2004). Oskarson has received the Alf Sjöberg Prize, the Theatre Prize of the Swedish Academy (1989), the Olof Högberg Prize (1990), the Theatre prize of ''

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'' and the Thalia Prize of ''

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'' (1990), the Thalia Prize of

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(1994), the Culture Prize of Hembygdsförbundet (2000), the Sture Linnér Prize (2002), and the Culture Prize of Gefle Dagblads (2004).

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