Boulevardteatern, Theatre in Södermalm, Stockholm, Sweden
Boulevardteatern is a performance venue in Södermalm that presents contemporary works and classic plays on stage. The building houses both regular performances throughout the year and a professional theatre school.
The venue opened in 1985 under the direction of brothers Michael and Thomas Segerström from a Malmö-based theatre organization. This founding established a home for performances in southern Stockholm.
The theatre's name comes from its Götgatan 73 address, a converted cinema called Söderbio that opened in 1942. From 2006 to 2017 Roger Westberg and Yvonne Granath ran the venue, ending their 12-year tenure with a New Year's Eve 2017 performance of all 37 Shakespeare plays in 97 minutes. Since 2018 the group has been a national touring company based at Skånegatan 63, with summer activities at Gangvide Farm on Gotland.
The stage at Götgatan 73 closed in 2018 and became a bicycle shop; Ö2 Scenkonst took over the premises in 2022 and reopened the theatre in 2023. Boulevardteatern itself, now without its own stage, is based at Skånegatan 63 and runs courses and a post-secondary acting programme. In summer it moves to Gangvide Farm in När on Gotland for performances and courses.
In autumn 2002, the venue served as the broadcasting location for a radio program, extending its reach beyond live performances on stage. This experience showed the adaptability of the space.
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