Chess
The first Swedish language stage version of Chess, starring Helen Sjöholm as Florence Vaszi, Josefin Nilsson as Svetlana Sergievskaja, Tommy Körberg as Anatolij Sergievskij, Anders Ekborg as Freddie Trumper and Per Myrberg as Alexander Molokov. The cast sing new lyrics in Swedish (written by Rudolfson, Jan Marks and Björn Ulvaeus) to tell a new version of the everchanging Chess story. A few new songs have been included (Chess continues to be a work in progress.) This version premiered in February 2002 at the Cirkus Theatre in Stockholm.
Directed by Lars Rudolfsson · Written by Lars Rudolfsson
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Cast
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Helen Sjöholm Florence -
Tommy Körberg Anatoly -
Josefin Nilsson Svetlana -
Anders Ekborg Freddie -
Per Myrberg Molokov -
Rolf Skoglund Domaren, Jean Jacques van Boren (The Arbiter) - Catharina Olsson Anna Petrovna, Svetlanas mor
- Axel Larsson-Myrberg Michail, Anatolijs och Svetlanas son
- Andreas Konvicka KGB-man Pasja
- Johan Jern KGB-man Juri
- Jonna Eriksson Florence 5 år
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Fatima Edell Sekreterare
Make it a double feature
4h 11m together
Chess
Jack Strong
A close match in mood and era.
