It is August 2020 and the Corona pandemic has forcedtheatres to close. In one of Stockholm’s theatres,Henrik Dorsin, Johan Ulveson, Vanna Rosenberg,Michael Lindgren and others are rehearsing a show.They do not know if their show will ever have anopening date – they are at the mercy of politicaldecisions and the Public Health Authority. Mixingfiction and reality in a weekly sitcom, some ofSweden’s best-known actors and comedians showhow the cultural and entertainment sector struggled,and still struggles. The series idea is based in fact:Lindgren and friends actually were rehearsing a showand realised they would be out of work if they did not‘adapt’. So they pitched the idea to SVT about doinga semi-fictitious mockumentary tv sitcom series aboutthemselves. Everything was in place: location, actorsand a pandemic. They drew up a manuscript outline inthe summer of 2020 and closely followed the events inpolitics and public health. Then, they were rehearsingfor their real show, while at the same time filming andediting the series every week to could keep up withreal events in the pandemic. The result was a 10-partsitcom that closely followed a theatre company, thepandemic situation, politics, and the situation for thecultural sector In Sweden. All participants play slightlyfictionalised impersonations of themselves.
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