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Chess (2003)

Chess (2003)

Drama
Release Date: 2003, November 12
Directors: Lars Rudolfsson
Countries: Sweden
Production: Mono Music AB, SVT
Cast: Per Myrberg, Tommy Körberg, Anna Granath, Helen Sjöholm, Josefin Nilsson, Anders Ekborg, Rolf Skoglund, Catharina Olsson, Axel Larsson-Myrberg, Andreas Konvicka, Johan Jern, Fatima Edell

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.

Keywords:

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