Chess

Lars Rudolfsson
2003-11-12


8.7
128 min

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.

Cast

Name Character Team
Helen Sjöholm Florence Unowned
Tommy Körberg Anatoly Unowned
Josefin Nilsson Svetlana Unowned
Anders Ekborg Freddie Unowned
Per Myrberg Molokov Unowned
Rolf Skoglund Domaren, Jean Jacques van Boren (The Arbiter) Unowned
Catharina Olsson Anna Petrovna, Svetlanas mor Unowned
Axel Larsson-Myrberg Michail, Anatolijs och Svetlanas son Unowned
Andreas Konvicka KGB-man Pasja Unowned
Johan Jern KGB-man Juri Unowned
Jonna Eriksson Florence 5 år Unowned
Fatima Edell Sekreterare Unowned
Anna Granath Sekreterare Unowned
Martyna Lisowska Sekreterare Unowned
Lisa Östberg Sekreterare Unowned
Göran Arnberg Barpianist Unowned
Fredrik Kempe Konsuln Unowned