https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Sweden in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed With a new adaptation of Shakespeare's classic Twelfth Night in '98 percent English, 1.5 percent Swedish, and 0.5 percent very bad French' performing outdoors, Stockholm's Polar Eclipse Theatre isn't afraid to do something different. The international founders told The Local why they think Shakespeare is made to be performed outside. https://www.thelocal.se/20180621/swedes-likes-slapsticks-and-british-humor-why-this-theatre-company-is-putting-on-shakespeare-in-stockholm-for-free Thu, 21 Jun 2018 08:59:00 +0200 swedes-likes-slapsticks-and-british-humor-why-this-theatre-company-is-putting-on-shakespeare-in-stockholm-for-free From liquorice to beer to poetry, find about the unusual festivals and fairs going on across the country in the next seven days alongside our weekly events listings. https://www.thelocal.se/20160421/five-quirky-fairs-and-festivals-in-sweden-this-week Thu, 21 Apr 2016 10:18:58 +0200 five-quirky-fairs-and-festivals-in-sweden-this-week Sigh no more, ladies (and gents), sigh no more... Now is your chance to see a Shakespeare comedy in the summer at a glorious Stockholm palace. https://www.thelocal.se/20140703/swedish-theatre-shakespeares-birthday-english-much-ado Thu, 03 Jul 2014 14:30:00 +0200 swedish-theatre-shakespeares-birthday-english-much-ado Fans of Shakespeare in Stockholm are in for a treat this June, as the Stockholm English Speaking Theatre Company takes to the stages of the city to present “Shakespeare, As You Like it” – a tribute to the bard himself. https://www.thelocal.se/20120609/41340 Sat, 09 Jun 2012 13:47:00 +0200 41340 They were two of the greatest playwrights ever to write in the English language. They were also both born in England in 1564, and it has been said that both men had relationships with other men. A new Swedish opera goes further, and speculates that William Shakespeare and Christopher Marlowe were lovers. https://www.thelocal.se/20060724/4411 Mon, 24 Jul 2006 20:13:00 +0200 4411