Chess

Chess

Chess

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Chess

2003

2h 8m

8.7(3 votes)

Drama

Overview

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.

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Cast & Crew

17 members

Acting

Helen Sjöholm

Florence

Helen Sjöholm

Acting

Tommy Körberg

Anatoly

Tommy Körberg

Acting

Josefin Nilsson

Svetlana

Josefin Nilsson

Acting

Anders Ekborg

Freddie

Anders Ekborg

Acting

Per Myrberg

Molokov

Per Myrberg

Acting

Rolf Skoglund

Domaren, Jean Jacques van Boren (The Arbiter)

Rolf Skoglund

Acting

Catharina Olsson

Anna Petrovna, Svetlanas mor

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Axel Larsson-Myrberg

Michail, Anatolijs och Svetlanas son

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Andreas Konvicka

KGB-man Pasja

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Johan Jern

KGB-man Juri

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Directing

Jonna Eriksson

Florence 5 år

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Acting

Fatima Edell

Sekreterare

Fatima Edell

Acting

Anna Granath

Sekreterare

Anna Granath

Acting

Martyna Lisowska

Sekreterare

Martyna Lisowska

Writing

Lisa Östberg

Sekreterare

Lisa Östberg

Sound

Göran Arnberg

Barpianist

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Fredrik Kempe

Konsuln

Fredrik Kempe

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