Lighting Designer

Vocalist

Shakespeare's merchant at a new address, where deafness is the norm.
In this free interpretation of The Merchant of Venice , Riksteatern Crea places the action on the island of Martha's Vineyard in the USA, a hundred years in the future. By this time, the digital world has collapsed and an alternative society has emerged on the island. A group of deaf idealists have settled there and built a community based on solidarity and self-sufficiency. But it is not long before power games and greed challenge the idyll.
The merchant Antonio lends money to his careless friend Bassanio to help him charm the delightful Portia. But the money actually comes from the hearing loan shark Sjölund. When Antonio cannot pay back on time, a dramatic trial begins, where lives and justice are at stake.

The Merchant of Martha's Vineyard

Årsta People's House Theatre

Falköping City Theatre

Mölnlycke Cultural Center

Lund City Theatre, Lund

Hallunda People's House, Brage

Folkan Theatre, Örnsköldsvik

The marriage between Hildegard and Jörgen has probably been strained even before the strip club came to the village. But now! No one is left untouched by this incredible addition to the entertainment scene, who is for it and who is against it? As if that weren't enough, Näcken herself is roaming the edge of the forest.

The frustrated Hildegard, played by Anna Blomberg, has her life turned upside down. When she and the dancer Jessica chase the mysterious Näcken, not only does an unexpected friendship arise. She also realizes that the secret she has been carrying will soon be exposed.

In the middle of a small town, everyday life, dreams and longing meet. In Hildegard and Jörgen's combined living room and foot care salon, life goes on in all its quiet confusion, while the new entertainment establishment lures with glamour and promises of something more. And out in the forest, Näcken keeps vigil between nightmare and daydream, between allure and danger.

When the strip club came to the village

Forum Älvsbyn

People's House Happyranda

The Rubber Factory, Värnamo

Citizens' House, A-hall (Folkan), Arboga

Glada Hudik Cultural Center

Kalix People's House, Kalix

Village Theatre, Main Stage, Kalmar

Concert Hall Theatre, Karlskrona

The Theater, Kristianstad

Grand Cultural Center, Ljungby

 Mjölby Culture Stage, Mjölby

Borgen Osby

Christina Kultur, Piteå

Nordanå Theatre, Skellefteå

Skillingehus, Skillingaryd

City Theatre, Skövde

Söderhamn Theatre, Söderhamn

 Saga Theatre Cinema, Tidaholm

 The Weave Scene, Umeå

Växjö Theatre, Växjö

Live concert by the duo Tu'ba (Maria Roggen, vocals; Lars Andreas Haug, tuba), performing their repertoire on tour in 2024. Part of the Risør Jazzklubb programme, in cooperation with Sørnorsk jazzsenter.

Tu'ba

Risørhuset

Lighting Designer, Vocalist

Maria Ros

Events

Past events

Mar 15 - Apr 7, 2026

The Merchant of Martha's Vineyard · Riksteatern

Feb 21 - Apr 1, 2026

When the strip club came to the village · Riksteatern

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