Gertrud Larsson (born 10 November 1972) is a Swedish playwright, and author.[2]
Gertrud Larsson | |
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| Born | 10 November 1972[1] |
| Died | Kristianstad, Sweden |
| Occupation(s) | Playwright, comedian |
Early life and career in comedy
editLarsson was born in Kristianstad in 1972, and was educated at the Dramatic Institute in Stockholm.[2] During high school she met Åsa Asptjärn with whom, together with others, she subsequently formed the theatre troop Trollpackorna ("Troll Pack"). Later they also formed the comedy duo Åsa & Gertrud, and in the period 1996-2000 regularly performed on the Swedish radio program Freja.[3] In 2020, Åsa & Gertrud won Expressen's Ankan award for satire,[4] and the pair have also written Swedish Radio's Christmas calendar in 2015 and 2021.[5]
Career in drama
editLarsson made her debut as a playwright in 1998 and has worked as a freelance playwright since 2004.[6] In 2009 she received the Kristianstadsbladet Culture and Entertainment Prize.[7] Larsson also received the 2014 Kristianstad municipal award for culture, including prize money of 50,000 Swedish krona,[8] and in the same year received the Swedish Ibsen Society's Ibsen Prize.[9] The newspaper Svenska Dagbladet described her, in a February 2014 review of her play Hela folkets järnväg ("The whole people's railway"), as "Sweden's Brecht" due to what they described as her sharp focus on topical societal issues, including on issues in the Swedish chicken-farming industry, the Swedish Migration Agency, and the Swedish Social Insurance Agency.[10]
References
edit- ^ "BIOGRAFI". Gertrud Larsson – dramatik, komik, regi, radio. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
- ^ a b "Gertrud Larsson". Swedish National Encyclopedia. NE Nationalencyklopedin AB. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
- ^ "Asptjärn, Åsa". Alex.SE (in Swedish). Forflex AB. 26 January 2017. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
- ^ Sjölin, Daniel (23 February 2021). "Åsa Asptjärn och Gertrud Larsson tilldelas satirpriset Ankan". Expressen. Archived from the original on 11 November 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
- ^ "Åsa och Gertrud skriver julkalendern Spero". Sveriges Radio. 25 February 2021. Archived from the original on 26 November 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
- ^ "DRAMATIKER PÅ SCEN - GERTRUD LARSSON En samtalsserie om skrivande". Kulturakademin. Kulturakademin. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- ^ "Gertrud Larsson får kulturpris". Svenska Dagbladet. 2 October 2009. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- ^ Sällberg, Maria; Ernryd, Lukas (24 April 2014). "Gertrud Larsson fick årets kulturpris". Kristianstadsbladet. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- ^ "Ibsenpriset 2019 till barnboksförfattaren Kristian Hallberg". Boktugg. 19 March 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- ^ Ring, Lars (14 February 2014). "Sveriges Brecht gör drama av tågkaoset". Svenska Dagbladet. Retrieved 1 July 2022.