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Chess

(2003)

November 12, 2003 2h 8m
87%
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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.

Lars Rudolfsson

Director

Top Billed Cast

HS

Helen Sjöholm

Florence

TK

Tommy Körberg

Anatoly

JN

Josefin Nilsson

Svetlana

AE

Anders Ekborg

Freddie

PM

Per Myrberg

Molokov

RS

Rolf Skoglund

Domaren, Jean Jacques van Boren (The Arbiter)

CO

Catharina Olsson

Anna Petrovna, Svetlanas mor

AL

Axel Larsson-Myrberg

Michail, Anatolijs och Svetlanas son

AK

Andreas Konvicka

KGB-man Pasja

JJ

Johan Jern

KGB-man Juri