Backa Theatre’s deeply engaged cast
— NummerThe darkest and most important youth production this winter
— Kulturnytt SRAnne Middelboe Christensen February 11, 2015 “Marie Louise Willes gaze constantly seek away. She does not look directly into the eyes of those who speak to her. Her bare feet resist wherever she goes - and her hands can only overpower restless spirit by playing...
February 21, 2015 by Morten Hede “In the recasting and the staging of Henrik Ibsen's "Hedda Gabler" Anja Susa formed a frame around the character Hedda supported by references to both the Fall, The Last Supper and the Crucifixion, with threads in the present and...
Director Anja Susa’s production of 5boys.com portrays violence with electrifying acting and a steady gaze at the audience. Backa Theatre takes a bold step forward writes Lis Hellström Backa Theatre 5boys.com by Simona Semenic translation to Swedish: Lucia Cajchanová and Henrik Dahl Direction: Anja Susa Scenography and costumes: Helga...
5boys.com by Simona Semenic Direction: Anja Susa Set design: Helga Bumsch Performers: MH, GJ, JN, SS, ES Venue: Backa Theatre, Gothenburg Performance time: 1 ½ hours Backa Theatre’s new production 5boys.com packs a punch that aches for a long time. I’ve seldom encountered energy as furious at the theatre as in...
In the Shadow of Hamlet In 2006, Swedish author Irena Kraus made an adaptation of Hamlet for children and young people. What this sort of adaptation actually implies, is debatable: is it that young people nowadays don’t want to read classics so they need an intelligently...