Repertoire at The Royal Dramatic Theatre, Stockholm, Autumn 2026

“I am convinced this will be a varied and engaging repertoire for Dramaten’ s audience this autumn. Artistic teams from both Sweden and abroad will create performances in a range of tones and styles, offering their subjective experiences of our time,” says Mattias Andersson, Artistic Director of Dramaten.

Autumn productions in chronological order:

Fake by and directed by Yael Ronen. World premiere September 5.
Can everything be manipulated today—and does truth even matter anymore? This question is central as Yael Ronen creates a new work for Dramaten. The production is developed together with the ensemble, and according to actor Lindy Larsson, the only certain thing is that Fake will not be about what we expect. Born in Jerusalem and active in Germany, Ronen had her breakthrough with the play Third Generation and is known for bold, contemporary, and humorous productions about current conflicts.
Cast: Mustafa Al-Mashhadani, Björn Elgerd, Electra Hallman, Bianca Kronlöf, Lindy Larsson, Ia Langhammer.

Parzival by Lukas Bärfuss, after Wolfram von Eschenbach. Directed by Marie Nikazm Bakken. Swedish premiere September 10.
Parzival grows up isolated in the forest with his mother, sheltered from the world and unaware of everything. When he encounters knights, his curiosity is awakened and he sets out on a journey without a moral compass. An epic, grotesque, and humorous story about the search for meaning in chaos.
Cast: Hamadi Khemiri, Elin Klinga, Hulda Lind Jóhannsdóttir, Tanja Lorentzon, Razmus Nyström, Joel Ödmann.

Antikrist (Antichrist) by Lars von Trier. Adaptation by Annika Silkeberg. Directed by Ada Berger. Premiere September 26.
Actors Sanna Sundqvist and David Book reinterpret Lars von Trier’s famous film Antichrist together with director Ada Berger. The story follows a couple trying to cope with the death of their child. When the husband, a psychologist, takes over his wife’s therapy, she is instead driven deeper into darkness, violence, and destructive sexuality.
Cast: Sanna Sundqvist and David Book.

Fåglarna (The Birds) by and directed by Freja Hallberg. World premiere October 22.
Filomena invites guests to a three-day dissertation celebration in a remote house, but only seven people show up. They do not know each other but share food and time while birds gather in large flocks outside. A newly written play about what emerges between people when they remain together.
Cast: Nikola Borggård Gavanozov, Thérèse Brunnander, Maia Hansson Bergqvist, Melinda Kinnaman, Andreas Rothlin Svensson, Alexander de Sousa, Kristina Törnqvist.

En kärlekshistoria (A Swedish Love Story) by Roy Andersson, stage version by Mark O’Halloran and Dead Centre. Directed by Ben Kidd and Bush Moukarzel. World premiere December 5.
Annika and Pär experience their first love one summer, surrounded by a world of broken dreams and fragile marriages. In this innovative production by Irish theatre company Dead Centre, the young couple is played by two audience members, while the rest of the roles are performed by Dramaten’s ensemble.
Cast: Erik Ehn, Rebecka Hemse, Johan Holmberg, Karin Franz Körlof, Tanja Lorentzon, among others.

En dag kommer alla alltid att ha varit mot det här (One Day, Everyone Will Always Have Been Against This) by Omar El Akkad. Adapted by Sara Stridsberg. Directed by Dritëro Kasapi. World premiere December 11.
During Israel’s war in Gaza, a writer tells stories about his parents in Egypt and his young daughter in the U.S. to endure and remember the dead. Based on Omar El Akkad’s award-winning book.
Cast: To be announced

International guest performances and collaborations

Football Boot Tongue by Ivan Ergić and Filip Grujić. Directed by Borut Šeparović. Part of the Bergman Festival. September 12–13.
Through the story of a young Croatian football player recruited to the German club Wolfsburg, the play explores how competition and the obsession with success create a culture of dehumanization among athletes.

Tschandala – The Romani Version by and with Lindy Larsson. September 17– October 18.
A celebrated guest performance combining music and storytelling, giving voice to the Roma people and highlighting a neglected part of Swedish history. Lindy Larsson, backed by the Bon Bon Band orchestra.

Unrecognised by Davit Gabunia and Jeton Neziraj. Directed by Data Tavadze. November 21–22.
An international theatre project that brings together performing artists from Sweden, Kosovo, Ukraine, Georgia and North Macedonia. Inspired by the myth of Tauris – a distant, hostile land on the edge of the known world – Unrecognized explores a space where neglected histories, intimate memories and uncertain futures collide. Six actors from different parts of Europe bring their experiences into a scenic weave of documentary material, humour and poetic images.

Young Dramaten

Tassen på hjärtat (Paws on My Heart) by Elmira Arikan. Directed by Emil Brulin. Premiere August 21.
An 8-year-old girl brings home a magical cat despite her father’s dislike, sparking a humorous power struggle.
Cast: Anna-Karin Håkansson, Elsa Kihlberg, Jonathan Silén.

Amnesi (Amnesia) by Ellen Knutas. Directed by Natalie Ringler. World premiere November 26.
A brother loses his memory after a bike accident, and his sister retells their childhood—but she lies. Two versions of the past collide.
Cast: Elin Klinga, Anna Lundström, Vilgot Paulsen

Dramaten.Doc will continue with staged readings about current global movements.